HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-12 Jen Smith
Charlene Way
From:Chris Johnson
Sent:Thursday, June 11, 2020 5:40 PM
To:Charlene Way
Subject:Fwd: Amity Subdivision
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From: Jen Smith <jssmith76@live.com>
Date: June 11, 2020 at 5:15:24 PM MDT
To: Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Amity Subdivision
To whom it may concern,
My name is Jen Smith and I am resident of Century Farm subdivision. I have recently received
notice of Challenger Development's preliminary plat plan for the corner of E Amity Rd and S
Hillsdale Ave. I am writing to let you know that I am concerned about traffic safety that comes
with high density dwellings, diminished property values and the strain that such a high density
subdivision will put on already overcrowded schools in our area.
The roads in south Meridian are not adequately set up for the amount of traffic that they
already have to handle. When we moved into our home in May of 2017 we could leave our
house and be on the freeway in less than five minutes. It was amazing! In just three years our
time has doubled, and even tripled on some days, to make the same drive. The growth in this
city has gone unchecked long enough and something needs to be done. Putting a subdivision in
that area is something I knew would be coming but adding 204 apartments, 26 townhomes and
79 houses on that property is too much! In terms of traffic, if you factor just one car per
household there will be 309 additional cars travelling on Hillsdale Ave, a road that is not built to
handling that kind of traffic. A high density neighborhood can also hurt property values of
already existing neighborhoods. Charter Point is an example of what mixed high density
housing looks like when developed by builders like Hubble and CBH and, speaking from
experience, it is not the kind of area I want near my home.
I would also like to know where the children that live in this development will attend school.
Hillsdale Elementary has been over capacity almost from the day it opened leaving children
who currently move into our neighborhood having to bus to a school out of their
neighborhood. Which already overcrowded school is going to have to take all these elementary,
middle and high school kids if this 309 unit development is approved?
Challenger Development has an opportunity to develop something our community can truly be
proud of. I hope that the plan ultimately accepted by the City will address these concerns to
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better create an evolving, livable, vibrant and connected neighborhood in line with
#MyMeridianVision
Sincerely,
Jen Smith
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