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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC - Public Testimony - Andrea Tlucek 11-20 East Ridge1 Charlene Way From:Joshua Beach Sent:Monday, November 20, 2017 1:04 PM To:Barbara Shiffer; Bill Parsons; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way Subject:FW: Concerns about application H-2017-0129 East Ridge Estates Subdivision Public comment on the East Ridge Estates project. Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Andrea Tlucek [ mailto:altprays4u@gmail.com ] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 12:53 PM To: Caleb Hood; Joshua Beach Subject: Concerns about application H-2017-0129 East Ridge Estates Subdivision November 20, 2017 Dear Mr. Hood and Mr. Beach, In March I wrote a letter to the City Council concerning the first application for East Ridge Development (File Number H-2016-0137) regarding my concerns. As you may remember, the City Council voted to remand the DevCo’s first application for East Ridge Development back to the builder and P & Z because of the numerous concerns from residents in Blackrock, Sky Mesa, and Century Farms which included not only individuals appearing and speaking at that city council meeting but also 240 signed petitions opposing the original application. Since that time, the builder has met with the Blackrock HOA once . At that meeting he presented 2 new options for development for our consideration. It is my understanding that he has implied that he has worked closely with us, and at the P&Z meeting, Mr. Conger of Devco falsely indicated that the majority of homeowners in Blackrock were in support of his new application. I was at the HOA meeting where this was discussed and what he implied at the P&Z meeting is simply not true. Because Devco has started over with a new application (H-2017-0129), it is again my understanding that we start from scratch with our discussion of concerns. Therefore, I am writing to express the following concerns: 2 1. The new application calls for annexation and rezoning to R4 and R15 with the bulk for the development being patio homes. This would mean 139 total rooftops, 96 being “senior living.” If you refer back to the original application last March, there had been 117 rooftops. One of the reasons for remanding it back to the builder was because of that number being too many. The new application has a higher density that the original (first) application. While the new application does allow for larger lots next to Blackrock, which does give better transition, the larger density creates more issues for the area and disregards the need for larger estate lots for the city of Meridian. 2. Water rights for the area are not available currently and if/when they are available, that would only take care of the patio homes. That leaves between 17-20 acres of the development which would tax the Meridian water infrastructure. 3. The additional density also means more traffic up and down Taconic and more importantly the residential street of Cyanite. Potential seniors living in East Ridge’s senior living area are going to prefer traveling toward Taconic where there is a proposed round-about at Eagle Road rather than turning left onto Lake Hazel, a busy road and eventual even busier street with 5 lanes. Cyanite is not constructed to handle this potential traffic. In addition there is the concern for safety of residents along Cyanite, especially the children. Perhaps there is a way to connect East Ridge Development through Sky Mesa East which can build a better and larger road to accommodate traffic. Sky Mesa’s approved preliminary plat has a road stubbed that would line up with a proposed street in East Ridge. Devco would only need to give up one lot to make this connection which would help funnel some of the traffic through a collector street in Sky Mesa to Taconic taking the stress off of the smaller street of Cyanite in Blackrock. Another consideration is that fact that Taconic is the only way in or out of Blackrock, so the travel of Blackrock residents is very limited. 4. At the city council meeting in March 2017, it was discussed that the entrance off of Lake Hazel to East Ridge Development be established prior to building to alleviate construction traffic up Taconic and onto Cyanite. I would hope that this would still be an important, necessary requirement of Devco, again because of safety issues. Sincerely, Andrea Tlucek 5866 S. Graphite Way Meridian, Idaho 83642 1 Charlene Way From:Morgan Andrus Sent:Monday, November 20, 2017 1:13 PM To:C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way Subject:FW: New submission from meridiancity.org/council/request.html From: Formspree Team [mailto:submissions@formspree.io] Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 12:49 PM To: mayortammy Cc: Anne Little Roberts; Keith Bird; Joe Borton; Luke Cavener; Genesis Milam; Ty Palmer Subject: New submission from meridiancity.org/council/request.html Hey there, Someone just submitted your form on meridiancity.org. Here's what they had to say: Request for Mayor and Council Name Andrea Tlucek _replyto altprays4u@gmail.com Street Address 5866 S Graphite Way City Meridian State ID Zip Code 83642 Subject East Ridge Estates application Message November 20, 2017 Dear Mayor de Weerd and Members of Meridian City Council, In March I wrote you a letter concerning the first application for East Ridge Development (File Number H-2016-0137) regarding my concerns. As you may remember, the City Council voted to remand the DevCo’s first application for East Ridge Development back to the builder and P & Z because of the numerous concerns from residents in Blackrock, Sky Mesa, and Century Farms which included not only individuals appearing and speaking at that city council meeting but also 240 signed petitions opposing the original application. Since that time, the builder has met with the Blackrock HOA once. At that meeting he presented 2 new options for 2 development for our consideration. It is my understanding that he has implied that he has worked closely with us, and at the P&Z meeting, Mr. Conger of Devco falsely indicated that the majority of homeowners in Blackrock were in support of his new application. I was at the HOA meeting where this was discussed and what he implied at the P&Z meeting is simply not true. Because Devco has started over with a new application (H-2017-0129), it is again my understanding that we start from scratch with our discussion of concerns. Therefore, I am writing to express the following concerns: 1. The new application calls for annexation and rezoning to R4 and R15 with the bulk for the development being patio homes. This would mean 139 total rooftops, 96 being “senior living.” If you refer back to the original application last March, there had been 117 rooftops. One of the reasons for remanding it back to the builder was because of that number being too many. The new application has a higher density that the original (first) application. While the new application does allow for larger lots next to Blackrock, which does give better transition, the larger density creates more issues for the area and disregards the need for larger estate lots for the city of Meridian. 2. Water rights for the area are not available currently and if/when they are available, that would only take care of the patio homes. That leaves between 17-20 acres of the development which would tax the Meridian water infrastructure. 3. The additional density also means more traffic up and down Taconic and more importantly the residential street of Cyanite. Potential seniors living in East Ridge’s senior living area are going to prefer traveling toward Taconic where there is a proposed round-about at Eagle Road rather than turning left onto Lake Hazel, a busy road and eventual even busier street with 5 lanes. Cyanite is not constructed to handle this potential traffic. In addition there is the concern for safety of residents along Cyanite, especially the children. Perhaps there is a way to connect East Ridge Development through Sky Mesa East which can build a better and larger road to accommodate traffic. Sky Mesa’s approved preliminary plat has a road stubbed that would line up with a proposed street in East Ridge. Devco would only need to give up one lot to make this connection which would help funnel some of the traffic through a collector street in Sky Mesa to Taconic taking the stress off of the smaller street of Cyanite in Blackrock. Another consideration is that fact that Taconic is the only way in or out of Blackrock, so the travel of Blackrock residents is very limited. 4. At the city council meeting in March 2017, it was discussed that the entrance off of Lake Hazel to East Ridge Development be established prior to building to alleviate construction traffic up Taconic and onto Cyanite. I would hope that this would still be an important, necessary requirement of Devco, again because of safety issues. Sincerely, Andrea Tlucek 5866 S. Graphite Way Meridian, Idaho 83642 3 This form was submitted at 07:48 PM UTC - 20 November 2017. You are receiving this because you confirmed this email address on Formspree . If you don't remember doing that, or no longer wish to receive these emails, please remove the form on meridiancity.org or send an email to team@formspree.io. 1 Barbara Shiffer From:Joshua Beach Sent:Tuesday, November 28, 2017 2:58 PM To:Barbara Shiffer; Bill Parsons; C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way Subject:FW: East Ridge Development Public comments for East Ridge Estates. Josh Beach | Associate City Planner City of Meridian | Community Development Department 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642 Phone: 208-489-0576 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.opportunitymeridian.org All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law. From: Andrea Tlucek [ mailto:altprays4u@gmail.com ] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 2:12 PM To: Joshua Beach Subject: East Ridge Development Mr. Beach. I understand that there may have been a lapse with some letters written to the city council concerning the East Ridge Development. I am not sure if my letter is at risk of not being on the public record as being in opposition to the development. I understand from Christie Herwy you will see that it is. Thank you very much. Andrea Tlucek November 20, 2017 Dear Mayor de Weerd and Members of Meridian City Council, 2 In March I wrote you a letter concerning the first application for East Ridge Development (File Number H- 2016-0137) regarding my concerns. As you may remember, the City Council voted to remand the DevCo’s first application for East Ridge Development back to the builder and P & Z because of the numerous concerns from residents in Blackrock, Sky Mesa, and Century Farms which included not only individuals appearing and speaking at that city council meeting but also 240 signed petitions opposing the original application. Since that time, the builder has met with the Blackrock HOA once . At that meeting he presented 2 new options for development for our consideration. It is my understanding that he has implied that he has worked closely with us, and at the P&Z meeting, Mr. Conger of Devco falsely indicated that the majority of homeowners in Blackrock were in support of his new application. I was at the HOA meeting where this was discussed and what he implied at the P&Z meeting is simply not true. Because Devco has started over with a new application, it is again my understanding that we start from scratch with our discussion of concerns. Therefore, I am writing to express the following concerns: 1. The new application calls for annexation and rezoning to R4 and R15 with the bulk for the development being patio homes. This would mean 139 total rooftops, 96 being “senior living.” If you refer back to the original application last March, there had been 117 rooftops. One of the reasons for remanding it back to the builder was because of that number being too many. The new application has a higher density that the original (first) application. While the new application does allow for larger lots next to Blackrock, which does give better transition, the larger density creates more issues for the area and disregards the need for larger estate lots for the city of Meridian. 2. Water rights for the area are not available currently and if/when they are available, that would only take care of the patio homes. That leaves between 17-20 acres of the development which would tax the Meridian water infrastructure. 3. The additional density also means more traffic up and down Taconic and more importantly the residential street of Cyanite. Potential seniors living in East Ridge’s senior living area are going to prefer traveling toward Taconic where there is a proposed round-about at Eagle Road rather than turning left onto Lake Hazel, a busy road and eventual even busier street with 5 lanes. Cyanite is not constructed to handle this potential traffic. In addition there is the concern for safety of residents along Cyanite, especially the children. Perhaps there is a way to connect East Ridge Development through Sky Mesa East which can build a better and larger road to accommodate traffic. Sky Mesa’s approved preliminary plat has a road stubbed that would line up with a proposed street in East Ridge. Devco would only need to give up one lot to make this connection which would help funnel some of the traffic through a collector street in Sky Mesa to Taconic taking the stress off of the smaller street of Cyanite in Blackrock. Another consideration is that fact that Taconic is the only way in or out of Blackrock, so the travel of Blackrock residents is very limited. 4. At the city council meeting in March 2017, it was discussed that the entrance off of Lake Hazel to East Ridge Development be established prior to building to alleviate construction traffic up Taconic and onto Cyanite. I would hope that this would still be an important, necessary requirement of Devco, again because of safety issues. Sincerely, Andrea Tlucek 3 5866 S. Graphite Way Meridian, Idaho 83642