HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-23 Michael Swenson
Charlene Way
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Subject:FW: written Testimony June 23'rd Mike Swenson
From: Charlene Way
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Subject: RE: written Testimony June 23'rd Mike Swenson
Mr. Swenson:
Thank you for your comments. They will be available in the Project Folder under Public Comments
which can be found by following the” Link to Application” below.
Hearing Date and Time: June 23, 2020 6pm
Application: Tanner Creek CUP, MDA, PP, RZ H-2020-0024
Applicant: Schultz Development
Project Location: 675 W. Waltman Ln.
Link to Application: http://bit.ly/H-2020-0024
Project Request: To Modify the existing Development Agreement (Inst. #108131100), which
allows commercial/office/hotel uses, for the purpose of replacing the agreement with a new
agreement allowing a mix of single-family and multi-family residential uses to develop on the site;
and, a Rezone of a total of 38.47 acres of land from the C-G to the R-8 (10.13 acres), R-15 (12.20
acres) and R-40 (16.14 acres) zoning districts; and, a Preliminary Plat consisting of 142 buildable
lots and 18 common lots on 37.87 acres of land in the R-8, R-15 and R-40 zoning districts; and, a
Conditional Use Permit for a multi-family development consisting of 272 residential units on 16.14
acres of land in the R-40 zoning district.
How to Provide Comments: https://bit.ly/POSTCARDCOMMENTS
All Public Hearing Notices: https://meridiancity.org/phnotices/
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Charlene Way | Assistant City Clerk
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From: MICHAEL SWENSON Owner <frontierman99@centurylink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:54 AM
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Subject: written Testimony June 23'rd Mike Swenson
When the intersection on to Main Street was put in, it was set up for a commercial development. It is set up
with one lane in (either from the North or the south. Coming from the freeway, there is room for about six
cars (maybe eight at the max)
As far as I can tell, if more cars are in the turn off to Waltman, they will back up onto Main Street causing
gridlock as people maneuver around them.
As a long time resident of the area, I have watched the Meridian Road-Main Street intersection burgeon with
traffic. During rush hour in morning and afternoon, legally turning traffic can’t clear the intersection with
today’s cars having to make some innovative moves not to be in an accident. The Developer’s last request
was voted down and he was told to wait for the Comprehensive plan. It lists this zone medium density
residential. A lot of this is r15 to r 60. There are a few cosmetic improvements made by the developer, but
basically, this is the same plan that got rejected and is not in keeping with the Comprehensive Plan.
Now you want to increase the traffic through the intersection. Ada County Highways is projecting this will be
at maximum use as soon as it opens. We have had Waltman as a connecting lateral before when Linder got
closed for new installations. It was bumper-to-bumper than and there are a lot more houses today. I think it
is impossible to know what kind of traffic flow there will be. The Franklin-Meridian Road route has six
stoplights and the cut off through Waltman Lane would have one. What would be the logical quickest way?
Now the developer has proposed some improvements on Waltman including making it a three lane road and
having a sidewalk on at least one side of the street. The Mallard Landing side is of course, residential, with
windy streets and no through streets. Peregrine Elementary is the other side of Linder. What used to be quiet
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streets now become short cuts on the way to the freeway. I would call this a recipe for disaster. At the
Planning and zoning meeting, no Mallard Landing folks spoke in favor of doing this.
Of course, a developer can’t be responsible for stuff in the subdivision. This type of thing should have been
handled two decades ago. There was lots of land to build a road then. The real issue at hand is what we are
planning in the best interests of Meridian. There is necessary growth of a burgeoning population and the
reality of we can’t handle the infrastructure of what we have now. At the minimum, I think that ACHD needs
to look at the intersection in light of the proposed development proposal.
You could make the proposed link to the subdivision emergency vehicles only. That is how the original one on
Waltman was set up, but it never worked. There wasn’t enough clearance to get through (unless you were on
a bicycle)
Michael C Swenson 2088873736 815 West Waltman Lane
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Charlene Way
From:MICHAEL SWENSON Owner <frontierman99@centurylink.net>
Sent:Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:54 AM
To:City Clerk
Cc:frontierman99
Subject:written Testimony June 23'rd Mike Swenson
When the intersection on to Main Street was put in, it was set up for a commercial development. It is set up
with one lane in (either from the North or the south. Coming from the freeway, there is room for about six
cars (maybe eight at the max)
As far as I can tell, if more cars are in the turn off to Waltman, they will back up onto Main Street causing
gridlock as people maneuver around them.
As a long time resident of the area, I have watched the Meridian Road-Main Street intersection burgeon with
traffic. During rush hour in morning and afternoon, legally turning traffic can’t clear the intersection with
today’s cars having to make some innovative moves not to be in an accident. The Developer’s last request
was voted down and he was told to wait for the Comprehensive plan. It lists this zone medium density
residential. A lot of this is r15 to r 60. There are a few cosmetic improvements made by the developer, but
basically, this is the same plan that got rejected and is not in keeping with the Comprehensive Plan.
Now you want to increase the traffic through the intersection. Ada County Highways is projecting this will be
at maximum use as soon as it opens. We have had Waltman as a connecting lateral before when Linder got
closed for new installations. It was bumper-to-bumper than and there are a lot more houses today. I think it
is impossible to know what kind of traffic flow there will be. The Franklin-Meridian Road route has six
stoplights and the cut off through Waltman Lane would have one. What would be the logical quickest way?
Now the developer has proposed some improvements on Waltman including making it a three lane road and
having a sidewalk on at least one side of the street. The Mallard Landing side is of course, residential, with
windy streets and no through streets. Peregrine Elementary is the other side of Linder. What used to be quiet
streets now become short cuts on the way to the freeway. I would call this a recipe for disaster. At the
Planning and zoning meeting, no Mallard Landing folks spoke in favor of doing this.
Of course, a developer can’t be responsible for stuff in the subdivision. This type of thing should have been
handled two decades ago. There was lots of land to build a road then. The real issue at hand is what we are
planning in the best interests of Meridian. There is necessary growth of a burgeoning population and the
reality of we can’t handle the infrastructure of what we have now. At the minimum, I think that ACHD needs
to look at the intersection in light of the proposed development proposal.
You could make the proposed link to the subdivision emergency vehicles only. That is how the original one on
Waltman was set up, but it never worked. There wasn’t enough clearance to get through (unless you were on
a bicycle)
Michael C Swenson 2088873736 815 West Waltman Lane
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Charlene Way
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Subject: FW: written Testimony June 23'rd Mike Swenson
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