HomeMy WebLinkAboutAndrea Shelton - 3.22Andrea Shelton
2498 E Cyanite Drive Meridian, ID 83642
22 March 2017
Dear Mayor DeWeerd,
As a resident of Black Rock Subdivision, I wanted to bring to your attention some things that were probably not
discussed when permission was granted to the East Ridge Subdivision developers as they proposed their plans.
When we purchased our property to build our home on, we looked at the future plans on-line to determine if the
cost of our lot would hold its value as an estate lot. Most all of the lots in Blackrock are more than .5 acres, and
several are a full acres. On the day that we made an offer on our land, we looked to see what Ada
County/Meridian had planned for the property around us. At the time, the land to the south of us (the future
East Ridge Subdivision) was listed as 5 acre lots that would allow horses on the property. To the east of us
(which is currently Darwin McKay's Turf business) was shown to have either a school or park and that they
homes would be listed as R2 if developed. That was the exact thing we were looking for when we paid the
premium price we did for our land.
Currently both East Ridge Subdivision and now Sky Mesa East Subdivision are requesting rezoning to be up to
R15. We can't understand how this will keep our quality of neighborhood, quality of our lives, and even
remotely transition from estate lots to apartments, or even R8 lots.
I respectfully request that you oppose the current proposals to develop the land with such high density
subdivisions without any transition from Blackrock's beautiful acreage to have apartments and even a storage
facility within walking distance.
In closing, I would like you to consider that Meridian should be given the same development priorities that
North Meridian/Eagle has. They have gorgeous homes, lot sizes and properties on their rim acreages, and have
maintained the quality for the existing homeowners even though developers wanted to do exactly what these
developers want to do in our area. We were born and raised in Meridian and don't want this gorgeous rim to
turn into a high density development without any transition. We trust you Mayor Tammy!
Thank you for your consideration,
Andrea Shelton
Andrea Shelton
2498 E Cyanite Drive Meridian, ID 83642
22 March 2017
Dear Meridian City Council,
As a resident of Black Rock Subdivision, I wanted to bring to your attention some things that were probably not
discussed when permission was granted to the East Ridge Subdivision developers as they proposed their plans.
First, after attending the Planning and Zoning Meeting last week, it was clear that DevCo intends to build as
many units as possible in the East Ridge Subdivision without completing an access road to Lake Hazel from the
onset of their project. There is a rather steep incline on Cyanite that is visual to those of us who already live
here and we can only imagine what traffic, and the speed that traffic will be going as they come through our
neighborhood with our small children outside playing will be. Multiple families live on Cyanite, and many of
us have young children that play outside as well as wait for school buses. To complicate this, construction
traffic will also use Taconic and Cyanite.
It was presented at the P & Z meeting that ACHD had a study done that said that Taconic could handle up to
450 cars per hour. We would simply like you to review that plan using Cyanite instead of Taconic. There is
literally only one way into Blackrock and one way out. At the point that Taconic leaves/enters Blackrock, there
is a significant narrowing of the road. Just below that narrowing is where the children wait for the school bus. I
can assure you that there isn't a single construction vehicle that is currently working on Sky Mesa that goes the
required 25 MPH, and more than once I personally have had to slam on my brakes as trucks with trailers try to
negotiate that dangerous corner. Please try to picture the same scenario with small children playing as they wait
for their school bus.
This traffic directly impacts my family on a daily basis as they ride bicycles, roller blade, skate board, and play
soccer, basketball and baseball.
Please know that we are not in opposition of the subdivision as a whole. We simply would like you to look at
DevCo's plan to not construct a street that connects to Lake Hazel until after 60 homes are built.
Thank you for your consideration,
Andrea Shelton
Andrea Shelton
2498 E Cyanite Drive Meridian, ID 83642
22 March 2017
Dear Meridian Planning and Zoning Board,
As a resident of Black Rock Subdivision, I wanted to bring to your attention some things that were probably not
discussed when permission was granted to the East Ridge Subdivision developers when they proposed their plans. First,
there are several discrepancies regarding what the Developer initially submitted to ACHD and what was ultimately
agreed upon with your Planning and Zoning Commission. As a homeowner, we were not given any of the changes in
advance of that meeting. These changes directly affect those of us who live literally next door to where this subdivision
will be built.
After attending your Planning and Zoning Meeting last week, it was clear that DevCo intends to build the East Ridge
Subdivision without completing an access road to Lake Hazel from the onset of their project. There is a rather steep
incline on Cyanite that is visual to those of us who already live here and we can only imagine what traffic, and the speed
that traffic will be going as they come through our neighborhood with our small children outside playing. Multiple
families live on Cyanite, and many of us have young children that play outside as well as wait for school buses. To
complicate this, construction traffic will also use Taconic and Cyanite.
It was presented at the P & Z meeting that ACRD had a study done that said that Taconic could handle up to 450 cars per
hour. We would simply like you to review that plan using Cyanite instead of Taconic. There is literally only one way
into Blackrock and one way out. At the point that Taconic leaves/enters Blackrock, there is a significant narrowing of the
road. Just below that narrowing is where the children wait for the school bus. I can assure you that there isn't a single
construction vehicle that is currently working on Sky Mesa that goes the required 25 MPH, and more than once I
personally have had to slam on my brakes as trucks with trailers try to negotiate that dangerous corner. This traffic will
directly impact my family.
Secondly, I would like to know why in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan for developments, transitions from one
neighborhood to the next are supposed to be in keeping with the characteristics of the existing neighborhood and DevCo
has no such transition in their plan. I live on a 0.565 acre lot (approximately 22,000 sq feet) directly to the north of the
proposed East Ridge Estates. DevCo has shown on their plan that the lot directly next to mine will be listed as R8 which
will be approximately only 5445 sq feet. What this will do to every property in our subdivision in clear. You can see that
this will not meet the standard set by Meridian's own Master Plan. The difference in lot size will neither meet the
continuity or characteristic of Blackrock, and will indeed drastically devalue our property.
Please know that we are not in opposition of the subdivision as a whole. We simply would like you to look at DevCo's
plan to not construct a street that connects to Lake Hazel, and not make a proper transition of lot size. When we
purchased our property in 2008, we looked at the County master plan for the areas surrounding us. To our East — it was
listed as R2 with a school and/or park. To our south was listed as 5 acre equestrian lots. Now we are faced with R8 -R15
all around us. Estate lots shouldn't have to accept the devaluation of our property when that isn't what was listed in the
plan back in 2008 when we purchased our lot. The City of Eagle has maintained their high-end values by requiring
developers to maintain the areas around Estate -sized lots. Please reconsider this for Meridian. We actually have better
connectivity to the Interstate, schools and shopping.
Thank you for your consideration,
Andrea Shelton