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Linder Village Proposed Plan Citizen Commentary
Tyler Wilson [tylerwilson78@gmail.com]
To: City Clerk; mayortammy
Sunday, November 11, 2018 6:35 PM
City of Meridian Planning & Zoning and City Council,
Please see below my concerns in regard to the planned development to be called Linder Village.
1. A different road design to discourage using Paramount as a cut -through to the commercial area
should be necessary. Residents will still have access from the neighborhood through Bountiful
Commons and Fox Run. At the very least, they should consider traffic calming measures at access
points. Children's safety should not be put at risk for the convenience of drivers. People in vehicles
have the greatest convenience of all and a few more minutes to get to WinCo should be a reasonable
cost to ensure public safety.
2. Ensure all ITD and ACHD suggested road improvements which would accommodate Phase 1 are
completed PRIOR to the opening of any stores. Failure would cause dramatic impacts to the
community, especially in safety as a dramatic increase in consumers would overburden the primary
roadways under construction, diminish neighborhood safety from cut -through traffic, and ultimately
inconvenience and endanger the public.
3. Require the developer to break up the Mid -Anchor stores. WinCo is already exceeding the lot size by
double. The developer should not then be allowed to add additional stores that not only exceed the
prescribed and dictated footprint but also connect them all creating a larger footprint than even WinCo
is creating. This is in blatant disregard to the current planning and zoning requirements as well as the
Meridian comprehensive plan.
4. WinCo should, at a minimum, limit delivery hours so as to not cause unnecessary harm to the
families of it's neighbors. Ideally it would limit operating hours to those observed by it's competitors.
There is no reason the store should be open to public traffic for 24 hours.
5. There should NOT be a traffic light at Bergman. Every day I use Chinden to commute to work. This
road should not become an inconvenience to the thousands of citizens that use it to drive to work and
return home each day. Already, thoughout the United States, the daily commute costs the people and
businesses billions of dollars. Adding a light at Bergman would dramatically increase the burden of
commuters who are just trying to get home to their families. Statistically it would reduce the speed of
Chinden, a highway, from 45mph average speeds to 18mph. This is rediculous when alternatives exist.
To add this light would be a deliberate step to inconvenience and negatively impact families and the
community at large.
Additionally:
The Linder Village development have made a number of improvements to their plan. I appreciate the effort they
have made to this point, forced and deliberately minimalist as it has been. This project would be half way to
completion if the developer and WinCo had first tried to be good neighbors above forcing their lackluster vision
of a "village" down the community's throat.
At every turn they have fought to only do the absolute minimum amount of effort in order to get this plan through
despite the concerns and dangers it represents for those who will be impacted by this development long after the
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Chris Johnson
From: Tammy de Weerd
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 8:03 AM
To: Tyler Wilson
Cc: mayortammy; citycouncil; C.Jay Coles; Chris Johnson
Subject: RE: Linder Village Proposed Plan Citizen Commentary
Dear Tyler,
Thank you for taking time to share your thoughts and comments with your local elected leaders. As your Mayor, I
appreciate hearing what is on your mind and heart. I know your City Council members appreciate you weighing in as
well and sharing your opinion on the issues that they will be making decisions on.
Because this project is part of an open application, our City Council members are prohibited from commenting
outside the public hearing. We take public feedback seriously and want you to know that we have received your
email and have read your comments.
Your email has been forwarded to our City Clerk and will be included in the public record. We'd encourage you to
check our website, meridiancity.org, for information regarding the public hearing process and invite you to attend
the hearing(s) on this issue.
If you have questions about the process feel free to reach out to my office at 208-489-0529 or our Planning staff can
get you the answers regarding our process. Their number is 208-884-5533.
My best,
Mayor Tammy
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-489-05291 Fax: 208-884-8119
From: Tyler Wilson [mailto:tylerwilson78@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2018 6:35 PM
To: City Clerk; mayortammy
Subject: Linder Village Proposed Plan Citizen Commentary
City of Meridian Planning & Zoning and City Council,
Please see below my concerns in regard to the planned development to be called Linder Village.
1. A different road design to discourage using Paramount as a cut -through to the commercial area
should be necessary. Residents will still have access from the neighborhood through Bountiful
Commons and Fox Run. At the very least, they should consider traffic calming measures at
access points. Children's safety should not be put at risk for the convenience of drivers. People in
vehicles have the greatest convenience of all and a few more minutes to get to WinCo should be a
reasonable cost to ensure public safety.
2. Ensure all ITD and ACHD suggested road improvements which would accommodate Phase
are completed PRIOR to the opening of any stores. Failure would cause dramatic impacts to the
community, especially in safety as a dramatic increase in consumers would overburden the
primary roadways under construction, diminish neighborhood safety from cut -through traffic, and
ultimately inconvenience and endanger the public.
3. Require the developer to break up the Mid -Anchor stores. WinCo is already exceeding the lot
size by double. The developer should not then be allowed to add additional stores that not only
exceed the prescribed and dictated footprint but also connect them all creating a larger footprint
than even WinCo is creating. This is in blatant disregard to the current planning and zoning
requirements as well as the Meridian comprehensive plan.
4. WinCo should, at a minimum, limit delivery hours so as to not cause unnecessary harm to the
families of it's neighbors. Ideally it would limit operating hours to those observed by it's
competitors. There is no reason the store should be open to public traffic for 24 hours.
5. There should NOT be a traffic light at Bergman. Every day I use Chinden to commute to work.
This road should not become an inconvenience to the thousands of citizens that use it to drive to
work and return home each day. Already, thoughout the United States, the daily commute costs
the people and businesses billions of dollars. Adding a light at Bergman would dramatically
increase the burden of commuters who are just trying to get home to their families. Statistically it
would reduce the speed of Chinden, a highway, from 45mph average speeds to 18mph. This is
rediculous when alternatives exist. To add this light would be a deliberate step to inconvenience
and negatively impact families and the community at large.
Additionally:
The Linder Village development have made a number of improvements to their plan. I appreciate the effort
they have made to this point, forced and deliberately minimalist as it has been. This project would be half
way to completion if the developer and WinCo had first tried to be good neighbors above forcing their
lackluster vision of a "village" down the community's throat.
At every turn they have fought to only do the absolute minimum amount of effort in order to get this plan
through despite the concerns and dangers it represents for those who will be impacted by this development
long after the developer, et all, have cashed their checks and moved on. Consistently they have exerted only
the effort they felt necessary to receive a passing grade, only to be told it was not enough again and again.
Rather than get the message and return to the city of Meridian with a plan that would get an A or at least a B
grade. That have returned once more with a plan that could be best described as a D+, maybe a C- if they
can ensure the library will be a feature.
They insist on calling this development a village, as if it would be a part of the surrounding community.
However, they continue to do only what they believe is the absolute minimum required of them to address
the concerns of the community they desire to be a part of. Most notably of concern is WinCo's apparent
disregard for the community's concerns. Repeatedly they have tried to represent themselves as a "force for
good" in the community, yet throughout this process they have been anything but a good neighbors. Yet they
continue to try and represent themselves as the victims. The victims of a "small group of NIMBYs"who just
don't want the land developed.
People have grown increasingly wary and tired of having to continually repeat the same concerns while the
development continues to press their plans despite their complete disregard for the comprehensive plan. The
very plan that was a good faith response from the city of Meridian in relation to what the citizens of
Meridian could expect from the land that would be a part of their homes, community, and lives. The
comprehensive plan is the one document that we, the citizens, have to trust that those who represent us in
City Hall will work to provide us with the benefits and growth outlined within it's pages. Ignore it and you
only demonstrate that business and the dollar mean more than the people who truly make this community
great.
I understand that grown is happening all around us. That the comprehensive plan may be somewhat dated,
especially considering the current level of growth in the area. However, this does not mean the people
should become an acceptable loss in the effort to grow. All of us moved here because of what Meridian
represented to us. Now, with seemingly unchecked and unchallenged growth, we are feeling threatened and
even ignored compared to the voices of developers, lawyers, and blind ambition to build at any cost.
This land will be developed. All the citizens want is the best that can be done, not the bare minimum. We
want a true "village" that the community can embrace and feel welcomed by. A place that is developed to
embrace the community not pave over it with asphalt. A place that closely adheres to the comprehensive
plan, rather than pretend it is meaningless. Some concessions can be expected, but the current development
practically ignores the comprehensive plan as it not only builds WinCo in excess if nearly twice the square
footage, but then add a strip mall set of connected building which individually exceed three same square
footage requirements but then obliterates the requirement by connecting the building all together.
We can still do better. We should do better. Meridian says it is "built for business, designed for living."
Adherence to the computerize plan succeeds in fulfilling this mission. The comprehensive plan provides the
perfect outline for an actual Village. One that is built for business and designed for living. The current plan
from the developers would effectively make the mission of Meridian, "Built for large corporate business,
designed to drive through congestion to consume."
Let's not allow mediocre development and uncheck, unchallenged growth become the new mission of
Meridian. Let's demand what Meridian deserves, the best from it's citizens and those who would become a
part of it's community. Let us firm, with a little flexibility, in our willingness to follow the comprehensive
plan, the promise of the city of Meridian to it's citizens. Let's not allow big business and corporate money
determine what Meridian will be when they have no vested interested in Meridian for the long term. Let's
work to make Meridian the best it can be for the families and individuals that call Meridian home, that are
vested in it's future, and dependent on it's long term growth and outcome. We, the citizens of Meridian, only
want this development to be the best it can be. A true village that will be a place of enjoyment and
collaboration for the citizens and neighbors for years to come.
Thank you for your time. I am sorry for any spelling it grammatical errors.
Sincerely,
Tyler Wilson