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First Name: Robin
Last Name: Card
Street Address: 6031 N Booth Ave.
ZIP Code: 83646
Email: rcard68@gmail.com
Message: Dear Elected Officials and City Appointees; As the people chosen to mold and grow Meridian into
the future, and as those chosen, by Meridian residents (Us), to serve as our voice and extension of our collective
democratic wishes, I would like to t ake a moment to address a developer's application to amend the current land
use map designation for the large parcel of land at the Southeast corner of Chinden & Linder. My wife,
children, and I purchased our home, in Paramount, in 2005 and moved here in 2006. The three most compelling
reasons in choosing Paramount over many other options were... With younger children, it was very desirable to
have the grade school and high school within the subdivision boundaries, and the middle school directly across
the street. Paramount was planned as a family friendly community with strong family values and principles. The
developer, and the City of Meridian, published a plan for continued growth of the undeveloped land which
would accommodate for that vision of community. In other words, there would be no major "big box" presence
anywhere within the square mile that Paramount resides. Recently, this promise and vision has come under fire
with a petition to amend the land use from a "mixed use community" designation to one that would allow for
much larger retailers to take up residence. Had this been under consideration when we chose to purchase, we
would not have joined the Paramount community. Granting an amendment to the land use designation would
compromise what this area was designed to represent; community, family, and safety. A few areas of concern as
you consider the developer's application... Traffic would increase to an unsafe and dangerous level. The traffic
related to Rocky Mountain High School represents a sig nificant challenge to those of us who live in Paramount.
Attempting to leave the subdivision for work is extremely time-consuming due to students, parents, teachers,
and administrators basically turning the Cayuse Creek and Linder into a parking lot. If we were to add a major
development to the land in question, it would increase this traffic but not just during morning hours; it would be
the entire day. Once construction is complete and these businesses are open to the public, the traffic would
increase even more due to the many people frequenting the area. With the traffic issues on Chinden already at
critical mass, drivers would seek to detour from Chinden and go through Paramount to get to their destination.
We would see traffic speeds that would put our residents, especially our children, at significant risk. The safety
of our children is at great risk with the approval of this amendment. As stated above, the traffic increase alone is
enough to destroy the quality of life we homeowners invested in upon moving to Paramount but there is an
additional danger. When these large retailers move into a residential area they, most often, build out a buffer
that entails transient/temporary house (e.g. apartments). Regardless of how nice these living quarters may be
upon completion, I have never seen an apartment complex maintain its grandeur over time. As the units become
more difficult to rent out, the quality of renter will decrease as the rental amount drops. Additionally, Idaho is
one of the top 5 states for registered and unregistered sex offenders. With the option of temporary, and possibly
low income, housing available so close to 3 of Idaho largest schools I fear temptation would be the impetus for
tragedy. The quality of life that we have all invested in would be irrevocably destroyed. If a business with late
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night or even 24-hour operation would create a noise issue, a traffic issue, and a lighting issue. As someone
who's home backs up to the land in question, the thought of parking lot lights glaring throughout the night
makes me cringe. There are many more concerns that these but my hope is to open your eyes to challenges
approving this application would bring about. As a member of this community I am in full support of
developing the land with shops, profession business offices, café/restaurants, etc... This would complete the
vision that was established upon the conception of Paramount. I would be a continuum of what we, as investors,
were told when we purchased and chose to move our families here. By moving away from this plan, you will
have set precedent for other areas of Meridian and I believe we would see the decline of what our fine town was
envisioned to be. Thank you for taking the time to read this note and thank you for your consideration. If you
have further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. Best regards, Robin Card N Booth Ave. Paramount
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