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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCrystal ThomasChris Johnson From: Tammy de Weerd Sent: Monday, December 17, 2018 9:16 AM To: Crystal Thomas Cc: mayortammy; citycouncil; C.Jay Coles; Chris Johnson Subject: RE: concerns of a Paramount parent Dear Crystal, 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 Built for Business, Designed for Living www.meridiancity.org/mayortammy 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: Crystal Thomas [mailto:crystalerinthomas@me.com] Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 2:54 PM To: mayortammy; Anne Little Roberts; Joe Borton; Ty Palmer; Treg Bernt; Genesis Milam; Luke Cavener; City Clerk; Anne Little Roberts Subject: concerns of a Paramount parent To the mayor and the city council, I've always been supportive of a Winco being built nearby but I have NEVER wanted traffic to be diverted through our neighborhood (not even temporarily) my kids safety means more to me than the convenience of a 24 hour store on hand!!! As a mother of 7 children living in the Paramount subdivision I have concerns about the safety of my children as they walk to and from school (which they all do every school day). We chose the Paramount subdivision because of it's proximity to schools and because health challenges did not allow me to drive a car for long stretches of time. Living in Paramount for the past 3 years has been our little piece of neighborhood heaven for my kids. And with their Mother's health struggles it has been just what they needed!! Having my children walk and ride bikes with their peers daily is such a blessing and 50000 good for the neighborhood children! It's a healthy option for them to walk and bonds them with their classmates at Paramount Elementary, Heritage Middle School and Rocky Mountain HS. I can't say enough about how much health and camaraderie with peers means to the parents in Paramount. That said, I don't want anything to happen that could change their level of safety due to traffic in our neighborhood. For these reasons I'm asking that you do not approve annexation, even with conditions UNTIL the collector road is finalized. Please do not allow Bergman road to connect to the collect road! At least not during Phase one! At the very least can their be safety/traffic controlling measures in place to protect my children's safety. I also think lot 16 should be required to be built in phase one and a sound barrier needs to be in place to keep our neighborhood the family friendly place it is. Maybe Winco can create a sound barrier?? Or their delivery trucks can be prevented from loading and unloading after 11 PM or before 6AM? My main concern is for the safety of my children. Paramount has HUNDREDS of kids walking to and from school. It's a beautiful sight to see! I'd hate to see that change! Thanks for all your hard work on behalf of the city! I didn't speak up in resistance to a Winco because I like the idea of having one nearby for convenience BUT I always believed the city would ensure that our kids safety isn't put at risk. Please don't let that be compromised. Thank you for your time! Crystal Thomas Chris Johnson From: Crystal Thomas <crystalerinthomas@me.com> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2018 2:54 PM To: mayortammy; Anne Little Roberts; Joe Borton; Ty Palmer; Treg Bernt; Genesis Milam; Luke Cavener; City Clerk; Anne Little Roberts Subject: concerns of a Paramount parent To the mayor and the city council, I've always been supportive of a Winco being built nearby but I have NEVER wanted traffic to be diverted through our neighborhood (not even temporarily) my kids safety means more to me than the convenience of a 24 hour store on hand!!! As a mother of 7 children living in the Paramount subdivision I have concerns about the safety of my children as they walk to and from school (which they all do every school day). We chose the Paramount subdivision because of it's proximity to schools and because health challenges did not allow me to drive a car for long stretches of time. Living in Paramount for the past 3 years has been our little piece of neighborhood heaven for my kids. And with their Mother's health struggles it has been just what they needed!! Having my children walk and ride bikes with their peers daily is such a blessing and SOOOO good for the neighborhood children! It's a healthy option for them to walk and bonds them with their classmates at Paramount Elementary, Heritage Middle School and Rocky Mountain HS. I can't say enough about how much health and camaraderie with peers means to the parents in Paramount. That said, I don't want anything to happen that could change their level of safety due to traffic in our neighborhood. For these reasons I'm asking that you do not approve annexation, even with conditions UNTIL the collector road is finalized. Please do not allow Bergman road to connect to the collect road! At least not during Phase one! At the very least can their be safety/traffic controlling measures in place to protect my children's safety. I also think lot 16 should be required to be built in phase one and a sound barrier needs to be in place to keep our neighborhood the family friendly place it is. Maybe Winco can create a sound barrier?? Or their delivery trucks can be prevented from loading and unloading after I IPM or before 6AM? My main concern is for the safety of my children. Paramount has HUNDREDS of kids walking to and from school. It's a beautiful sight to see! I'd hate to see that change! Thanks for all your hard work on behalf of the city! I didn't speak up in resistance to a Winco because I like the idea of having one nearby for convenience BUT I always believed the city would ensure that our kids safety isn't put at risk. Please don't let that be compromised. Thank you for your time! Crystal Thomas