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From: Joe Borton
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 9:12 AM
To: Chris Johnson
Subject: Fwd: H-2019-0041
Joe Borton I Meridian City Council
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Begin forwarded message:
From: Susan Karnes <susankarnes@gmail.com>
Date: April 30, 2019 at 7:23:44 AM MDT
To: Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancit�org>, Mayor Tammy de Weerd
<tdeweerd@meridiancity.org>, <typalmer@meridiancity.org>,
<alittleroberts@meridiancity.org>, Genesis Milam <gmilam@meridiancity.org>, Joe Borton
<jborton@meridiancity.org>, Luke Cavener <lcavener@meridiancity.org>, Treg Bernt
<tbemt @ meridiancity.org>
Cc: Kathi Baumgartner <kbaumgartner@cradlepoint.com>
Subject: H-2019-0041
Dear Mayor DeWeerd, members of the Council and Mr. Hood,
Please deny this application, which asks for 40' of designated common area slope in the new East
Ridge Estates be approved as lots to be owned and maintained by the land's future property
owners.
As you may recall during our public testimony for the new phases of Sky Mesa, such a condition
was granted during the first phase of Sky Mesa --and was the source of chronic issues and ill will
between neighbors pertaining to tall weeds (as I write to you, one of the two neighbors below us
has weeds exceeding 12"), lack of ample watering (creating a fire hazard), erosion and
maintenance.
Just prior to that Sky Mesa public hearing, an entire street had been issued notice of
misdemeanor tickets from the Meridian Police Department due to tall weeds. My husband and I
watch in horror every time our neighbor below attempts to mow or weed wack his slope --the
grade is so steep we are convinced it will inevitably lead to a serious injury.
While including this 40' easement in buildable lots along the steep slope may give the developer
a higher price point for larger lots, and while the Southern Rim Coalition in general encourages
and supports larger lots, in this case we do not. East Ridge is being built along the same rim as
the original phase of Sky Mesa, and has a similarly steep slope.
We believe the City code that requires irrigation easements to be common lot is a good one. We
further believe Council has established a clear and wise precedent for slopes as common lot in
Reflection Ridge and the new phases of Sky Mesa, and there is no reason to approve an
exception for this application. Please deny H-2019-0041.
Respectfully,
Susan Karnes
Meridian Southern Rim Coalition