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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSally Reynolds1 Charlene Way From:Sally Reynolds <sally_a_reynolds@hotmail.com> Sent:Monday, January 14, 2019 12:29 PM To:mayortammy; Meridian City Clerk; Joe Borton; Luke Cavener; Treg Bernt; Ty Palmer; Anne Little Roberts; Genesis Milam Subject:City/Developer/Residents Alliance Attachments:Suggest Mixed Use 2.jpg; Suggest Mixed Use.jpg; Suggest Walkable Community Feel.jpg; Suggested Village feel.png; Suggestions_ Diamond Retail.jpg; Linder Village Transitions.jpg Good Afternoon, Mayor Tammy and City Council Members, Prior to the meeting tomorrow evening, I'd like to address a statement that was made at the Dec 18th meeting. When council was deciding if the LV application should be continued, one member mentioned how continuing would be a good idea because whichever side "lost" might not feel like it was a fair hearing. I understand sometimes remarks are just made off hand and it's hard to find the right words in a moment, but I want to clarify that (at least our group) has never felt like this was an US vs. THEM scenario. We have wanted to collaborate with the developer since Day 1. Unfortunately, they refused. Since the January 18th meeting, they have not reached out to neighbors at all, except via Facebook, asking for Winco support. The developer still does not have an agreement with Brighton or responded to residents' concerns. These were the two items council asked them to accomplish. We hope that residents can still collaborate with the city to make this a great development. While the concept plan has changed, those changes were only made because Costco pulled out and council required the backage road. This would be the best ending: https://www.sdbj.com/news/2018/mar/26/merge-56-redefinition- suburbia-mixed-use/ However, I'm not naive enough to believe that can happen. Personally, I do not think Phase 2 will be built out with the plaza or that the residential will stay R-8 behind me, so we plan to make our home a rental or sell it in two years (my son will graduate then). I hope that whatever ends up going there will serve Paramount well in the end. Ty, I really appreciate the note that you read my previous email. I hope council will review that email and Joe Marshall's email from last week. We will not have time to address their contents tomorrow during the hearing. I attached several examples of mixed use communities and walkable communities. I also rearranged their plan a bit to show that we would like transitions from patio homes to townhomes to office/retail space to then the big footprint stores. Even if Winco was it's own little node, the east portion could be a great mixed use community. I'm currently on the comp plan steering committee and we are working on making sure we have better transitions and blending of uses. This corner would be a great place to showcase that feel. Thanks again for your time and service, Sally P.S. I personally feel that ITD should allow a light at Bergman for the Foxtail residents and Fred Meyer shopping center. The light at Fox Run should be eliminated . If Paramount residents wish to go west on Chinden, we go out Linder anyway. Hardly anyone makes a left at that light. A light at Bergman would serve the greatest good for the public, as long as the light at Fox Run was eliminated so the Chinden corridor could still run smoothly. Also, I'm not sure Brighton and DMG will work out an agreement for Fox Run and really, at the end of the day, no access at Fox Run into the commercial would keep the 55+ older community 2 safe and the kids going to the pool on that corner. Director is also a straight shot road, so if Fox Run is opened, it will become a speedway. Chris Johnson From: Tammy de Weerd Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 2:03 PM To: Sally Reynolds Cc: mayortammy; citycouncil; C.Jay Coles; Chris Johnson Subject: RE: City/Developer/Residents Alliance Dear Sally, 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: Sally Reynolds [mailto:sally_a_reynolds@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2019 12:29 PM To: mayortammy; Meridian City Clerk; Joe Borton; Luke Cavener; Treg Bernt; Ty Palmer; Anne Little Roberts; Genesis Milam Subject: City/Developer/Residents Alliance Good Afternoon, Mayor Tammy and City Council Members, Prior to the meeting tomorrow evening, I'd like to address a statement that was made at the Dec 18th meeting. When council was deciding if the LV application should be continued, one member mentioned how continuing would be a good idea because whichever side "lost" might not feel like it was a fair hearing. I understand sometimes remarks are just made off hand and it's hard to find the right words in a moment, but want to clarify that (at least our group) has never felt like this was an US vs. THEM scenario. We have wanted to collaborate with the developer since Day 1. Unfortunately, they refused. Since the January 18th meeting, they have not reached out to neighbors at all, except via Facebook, asking for Winco support. The developer still does not have an agreement with Brighton or responded to residents' concerns. These were the two items council asked them to accomplish. We hope that residents can still collaborate with the city to make this a great development. While the concept plan has changed, those changes were only made because Costco pulled out and council required the backage road. This would be the best ending: https://www.sdbi.com/news/2018/mar/26/merge-56- redefinition-suburbia-mixed-use/ However, I'm not naive enough to believe that can happen. Personally, I do not think Phase 2 will be built out with the plaza or that the residential will stay R-8 behind me, so we plan to make our home a rental or sell it in two years (my son will graduate then). I hope that whatever ends up going there will serve Paramount well in the end. Ty, I really appreciate the note that you read my previous email. I hope council will review that email and Joe Marshall's email from last week. We will not have time to address their contents tomorrow during the hearing. I attached several examples of mixed use communities and walkable communities. I also rearranged their plan a bit to show that we would like transitions from patio homes to townhomes to office/retail space to then the big footprint stores. Even if Winco was it's own little node, the east portion could be a great mixed use community. I'm currently on the comp plan steering committee and we are working on making sure we have better transitions and blending of uses. This corner would be a great place to showcase that feel. Thanks again for your time and service, Sally P.S. I personally feel that ITD should allow a light at Bergman for the Foxtail residents and Fred Meyer shopping center. The light at Fox Run should be eliminated. If Paramount residents wish to go west on Chinden, we go out Linder anyway. Hardly anyone makes a left at that light. A light at Bergman would serve the greatest good for the public, as long as the light at Fox Run was eliminated so the Chinden corridor could still run smoothly. Also, I'm not sure Brighton and DMG will work out an agreement for Fox Run and really, at the end of the day, no access at Fox Run into the commercial would keep the 55+ older community safe and the kids going to the pool on that corner. Director is also a straight shot road, so if Fox Run is opened, it will become a speedway.