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C.Jay Coles
From:Joe Borton
Sent:Tuesday, October 24, 2017 5:26 PM
To:C.Jay Coles
Subject:Fwd: BCA letter to Meridian City Mayor and City Council
Attachments:2174_001.pdf; ATT00001.htm
Joe Borton
City Councilman
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From: David Yorgason < dyorgason6@gmail.com >
Date: October 20, 2017 at 10:57:31 AM MDT
To: Tammy de Weerd < tdeweerd@meridiancity.org >, Anne Little Roberts
<alittleroberts@meridiancity.org >, Genesis Milam < gmilam@meridiancity.org >, Joe Borton
<jborton@meridiancity.org >, Keith Bird < kbird@meridiancity.org >, Luke Cavener
<lcavener@meridiancity.org >, Trevor Palmer < tpalmer@meridiancity.org >
Cc: Frankie Hickman < fhickman@heritagewifi.com >, Juston Hall
<justonhall.creeksidehomes@gmail.com >, Dan Richter < danr@avimor.com >, Dave Yorgason
<dyorgason6@gmail.com >, Caleb Hood < chood@meridiancity.org >
Subject: BCA letter to Meridian City Mayor and City Council
Mayor de Weerd and members of the City Council,
Please see the attached letter from the BCA to the City. As stated in the letter, we recently
learned about an item that will soon be heard by the City Council and some of our members are
directly affected. We have concerns with a portion of the pending Comprehensive Plan update,
specifically relating to the North and South Rim areas.
We have not yet seen this item on a posted agenda, but we anticipate it may be heard by the City
Council soon. We are respectfully requesting that we have adequate time to more fully review
these proposed changes and resolve some concerns.
Thank you for your consideration and as always we appreciate the positive working relationship
the BCA and our members share with the City.
Sincerely,
Dave Yorgason
Government Affairs Representative for the Building Contractors Association of Southwestern
Idaho
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From: "Frankie Hickman-Rice" < fhickman@heritagewifi.com >
Subject: meridian mayor letter attached
Date: October 20, 2017 at 9:48:10 AM MDT
To: "'David Yorgason'" < dyorgason6@gmail.com >, "'Dan Richter'"
<danr@avimor.com >
Cc: "'Juston Hall'" < justonhall.creeksidehomes@gmail.com >
Here you go and it is in the mail today.
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"A Tradition of Building Excellence for Over 60 Years"
BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO, INC.
October 19, 2017
Meridian City Mayor and City Council Members
Meridian City Hall
33 E. Broadway Avenue
Meridian, Idaho 83642
6206 N Discovery Way, Suite A
Boise, Idaho 83713
12081377-3550 1B
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Website: wvvw.bcaswi.org
E-mail: bca@heritagewifi com
Subject: Comprehensive Plan Amendment - North and South Rim Planning Areas
To Mayor de Weerd and Members of Meridian City Council,
The Building Contractors Association of Southwestern Idaho (BCASWI) wishes to express
appreciation for the positive working relationship we have with the City of Meridian and its
staff. As issues and concerns arise, we appreciate your willingness to listen to our concerns
and work toward acceptable solutions.
Recently, we learned that the City is considering adopting changes to its Comprehensive
Plan and the Future Land Use Map. In the past, City staff has provided us the opportunity to
discuss items like these to ensure they are thoroughly vetted. Unfortunately, this did not
happen this time. One specific area of concern relates to the proposed North and South Rim
policy statements and the areas that will be affected. Some of our members are directly
affected by this proposal and have not had the opportunity to review or consider the
impacts.
We understand this proposal is coming soon to the City Council for consideration. We
request that you table this item and not adopt these changes, and specifically not
implement the North and South Rim planning areas or policy statements, until we have had
a chance to more thoroughly vet the changes. To provide for adequate time to potentially
meet with staff to review concerns, and due to the upcoming holidays, we recognize it may
be appropriate to table this for 3 months.
We thank you for your consideration and again appreciate the positive relationship we
share with the City of Meridian.
Sincerely,
Juston Hall, President
Building Contractors Association of Southwestern Idaho