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Charlene Way
From:Chris Johnson
Sent:Thursday, June 11, 2020 1:14 PM
To:Charlene Way
Subject:FW: E Amity & S HIllsdale Development Plans
From: Tricia Geiser <triciageiser@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 1:14 PM
To: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Fwd: E Amity & S HIllsdale Development Plans
To Whom it May Concern:
I am a resident of the Hillsdale Creek Subdivision located directly behind the proposed
development. I was shocked to see that the Developer's Preliminary Plan did not match any
plans that were shown to homeowner's while they were purchasing their homes. I understand
that the land will be developed, but I believe it needs to be done responsibly.
My main concern is adding an additional 355 housing units to an already above capacity school
zone. My daughter was a fifth grader last year at Hillsdale and there were 37 students in her
class with no aid! Thirty seven!!!! Neighbors are moving onto our street, and their children are
being bussed to a school that is 5 miles away when Hillsdale Elementary is less than .25miles
from their homes. And the lack of levy funds will challenge the school even more and will delay
additional schools being built to help meet the needs of the student's moving into the proposed
development.
Meridian has 2.8 people per household, meaning 994 people can be expected to move into the
proposed development. 28.6% of Meridian's population are children under 18, meaning 285
kids would call the development home. The middle school is already crowded, and the high
school already has numerous trailers due to overcrowding.
Around 100 of these kids would be attending Hillsdale Elementary, adding 3-4 kids to every
classroom. If there were 37 kids in a classroom last year, that would mean 40 or more kids per
teacher (not including the 100s of homes that are being built currently). Waiting lists will be so
long that people will reconsider purchasing a home in our school district. Yes, selfishly, I am
protecting the resale value of my home. No one will want to buy a $400,000+ home when the
amenities that are walkable (school & Y) are beyond their capacity to the point that they cannot
be used.
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I work at the Y, and can attest to workout classes already reaching capacity. There is a ticketing
system to limit many workout classes already, and many members are turned away from
classes each week (prior to Covid). The before and after school child care program will not help
these children either (it is currently only offered to children attending Hillsdale and these
children will need to be bussed to other schools).
In addition, the community was designed to be walkable. My son bikes to school & I am
concerned that adding hundreds more cars to an already busy area would jeopardize his ability
to bike to school & the Y.
Please listen to our community and do not move forward with high density or medium-high
density housing. Neighbors are not complaining that the development may include homes that
will help with affordability, they are complaining that the land is not being developed
responsibly in accordance with the vision that Meridian laid out for us when we bought our
homes.
Please limit the amount of housing units that will be built on this lot to improve the future for
your residents that call Meridian home.
Thank you.
Tricia Geiser
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Charlene Way
From:Chris Johnson
Sent:Thursday, June 11, 2020 1:20 PM
To:Charlene Way
Subject:FW: E Amity & S HIllsdale Development Plans
From: Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 1:18 PM
To: Tricia Geiser <triciageiser@hotmail.com>
Cc: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Subject: RE: E Amity & S HIllsdale Development Plans
Tricia,
Thank you for your email. As this issue you describe will likely come before the City Council and I as part of a public
hearing, I – as well as Council – are not able to make comments regarding the land use issue outside of that process. I
have copied our City Clerk to this email so that your email and this response can be included as part of the record should
this item move forward.
Respectfully,
Mayor Robert Simison
City of Meridian
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From: Tricia Geiser <triciageiser@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 1:13 PM
To: Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Fwd: E Amity & S HIllsdale Development Plans
Mayor Simison,
I am a resident of the Hillsdale Creek Subdivision located directly behind the proposed
development. I was shocked to see that the Developer's Preliminary Plan did not match any
plans that were shown to homeowner's while they were purchasing their homes. I understand
that the land will be developed, but I believe it needs to be done responsibly.
My main concern is adding an additional 355 housing units to an already above capacity school
zone. My daughter was a fifth grader last year at Hillsdale and there were 37 students in her
1
class with no aid! Thirty seven!!!! Neighbors are moving onto our street, and their children are
being bussed to a school that is 5 miles away when Hillsdale Elementary is less than .25miles
from their homes. And the lack of levy funds will challenge the school even more and will delay
additional schools being built to help meet the needs of the student's moving into the proposed
development.
Meridian has 2.8 people per household, meaning 994 people can be expected to move into the
proposed development. 28.6% of Meridian's population are children under 18, meaning 285
kids would call the development home. The middle school is already crowded, and the high
school already has numerous trailers due to overcrowding.
Around 100 of these kids would be attending Hillsdale Elementary, adding 3-4 kids to every
classroom. If there were 37 kids in a classroom last year, that would mean 40 or more kids per
teacher (not including the 100s of homes that are being built currently). Waiting lists will be so
long that people will reconsider purchasing a home in our school district. Yes, selfishly, I am
protecting the resale value of my home. No one will want to buy a $400,000+ home when the
amenities that are walkable (school & Y) are beyond their capacity to the point that they cannot
be used.
I work at the Y, and can attest to workout classes already reaching capacity. There is a ticketing
system to limit many workout classes already, and many members are turned away from
classes each week (prior to Covid). The before and after school child care program will not help
these children either (it is currently only offered to children attending Hillsdale and these
children will need to be bussed to other schools).
In addition, the community was designed to be walkable. My son bikes to school & I am
concerned that adding hundreds more cars to an already busy area would jeopardize his ability
to bike to school & the Y.
Please listen to our community and do not move forward with high density or medium-high
density housing. Neighbors are not complaining that the development may include homes that
will help with affordability, they are complaining that the land is not being developed
responsibly in accordance with the vision that Meridian laid out for us when we bought our
homes.
Please limit the amount of housing units that will be built on this lot to improve the future for
your residents that call Meridian home.
Thank you.
Tricia Geiser
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