HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-12 Amanda Donkersloot
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From:Bill Parsons
Sent:Friday, June 12, 2020 2:41 PM
To:Amanda Donkersloot
Cc:Chris Johnson; Charlene Way; Adrienne Weatherly
Subject:RE: Plans for E Amity Rd and S Hillsdale Ave
Good Afternoon Amanda,
Thank you for providing comments on a potential project next to your subdivision. At this time, the City does
not have a formal application for this specific property. If/when the application is submitted to the City and
you are within 300’ of the project boundary, you will receive notification from the City of the public hearing
date and the property owner will be responsible to place public hearing signs along all street frontages. Public
testimony will be welcomed at that time.
Sincerely,
Bill Parsons, AICP | Planning Supervisor City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 | Fax: 208-489-0571
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-----Original Message-----
From: Amanda Donkersloot <manda.k.torres@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 3:41 PM
To: planninginquiries <planning@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Plans for E Amity Rd and S Hillsdale Ave
To who it may concern,
My name is Amanda Donkersloot and I am a resident of Century Farms Neighborhood. I have recently
received a notice of Challenger Developement’s preliminary plat plan for the Corner of East Amity Road and
South Hillsdale Avenue. I am writing to let you know that I am concerned That this plan is not in line with the
Meridian’s Vision depicted on the future land-use map. This plan also exasperates already existing elementary
school enrollment and capacity issues, we already have to bus our kids to different schools because of these
existing issues. Adding another 204 unit apartment complex with another 151 townhomes or single-family
homes on the property is disastrous and poor planning, especially after defunding the existing school budget.
It also raises traffic and safety concerns that a company high density dwellings with the pre-existing plans that
I’ve already been set in motion for building in this area. If the preliminary plan isn’t revised to address these
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concerns this could impact our community greatly especially the value of our homes will plummet. Challenger
development has an opportunity here to develop some thing our community can be truly proud of instead of
being greedy and trying to build the biggest bang for their buck. I hope that the plan ultimately excepted by
the city will address these concerns to be better create in the evolving, livable, vibrant, and connected
neighborhood in line with #myMeridianvision.
Thanks!
Amanda KT Donkersloot
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