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Machelle Hill
From:Jon and Sheryl Hopkins <jsbahops@hotmail.com>
Sent:Friday, April 14, 2017 11:18 AM
To:clerk
Subject:Goddard Creek Apartments
To whom it may concern,
I am writing this as my husband and I are absolutely opposed to adding MORE apartments to Goddard Creek/McMillan!!
We have owned our home in Kelly Creek since March 2005 and have seen a lot of change since then. Some good and
some that makes us shake our heads. Now to learn that the City of Meridian is seriously considering adding yet
ANOTHER apartment complex to the neighborhood, we are flabbergasted! The fact that the intersection at Goddard and
McMillan is already extremely congested and DANGEROUS is reason number one! I have witnessed a few close calls and
am aware that there have been accidents at this intersection. I have also personally experienced people leaving from
the Selway apartments with no regard to oncoming traffic. They seem to think they have the right-of-way. The thought
of adding more traffic to the intersections of Goddard/McMillan and Goddard/Apgar Creek is ridiculous! These roads
were not designed to handle the increase in traffic that an additional 80+ unit apartment complex would bring. ACHD
has stated they do not want another HIGH traffic entrance on McMIllan, so they think it’s a “good” idea to add the HIGH
traffic to the McMIllan/ Goddard entrance. How does that make sense in any way shape or form?
Another BIG aspect to consider is the additional kids this would bring to our ALREADY overcrowded schools! The
boundaries were just recently changed for high schools due to overcrowding and now you want to allow for more
OVERCROWDING . At what point does the city actually listen to the citizens that live in the area? I have not spoken to
anyone that is in support of adding more apartments to the neighborhood. Do you speak with teachers and principals in
the area as to how the additional students will impact the teacher/student ratios? How will the schools handle
additional overcrowding this would inevitably cause? Will the taxpaying citizen be expected to pay for yet another
school bond because the city won’t say NO to these developers?
We completely understand the land is going to be developed, however the idea of adding additional apartments is
unreasonable for the area. Please truly consider the many objections of the homeowners as we will be the ones
impacted by the development.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sheryl and Jon Hopkins
Homeowners in Kelly Creek
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