HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-27 Sherry and Chuck Garey
July 27, 2020
To the Honorable Robert Simison, Mayor,
To the Members of the Meridian City Council
Regarding: Delano Subdivision AZ, CPAM, PP H-2019-0027
Thank you for the opportunity to once again comment on the above proposed development.
Mayor Simison – as I read your recent July City News letter, I was heartened to learn your vision for making
Meridian a premier community where residents are safe in their homes and to treat every resident with
compassion and respect is more important than ever. Safety goes beyond Police and Fire services and
protection. It also significantly includes traffic corridors. Turning residential subdivision streets into alternate
traffic corridors not only increases the personal dangers but adds to the stress levels and conflicts with those
involved. We see the increased stress and conflicts daily that are on the rise as our population increases and
the societal changes and conflicts escalate. I do not see that pattern reversing anytime soon. Creating and
maintaining our residential spaces as calm sanctuaries is and will be more important than ever. As a
subdivision, we have voiced our concerns not only for Alpine Pointe, but also for the proposed
development(s) adjacent to our southern border and it extends to our entire city as a whole. Connectivity and
development compatibility must be planned carefully to achieve and maintain the compassion and respect for
fellow citizens you envision instead of adversity. Your other emphasis of Pathway Connections has already
been planned and constructed within Alpine Pointe in close proximity to N Dashwood Place and is located at
Rogue River to Wainwright from our southern border and north to McMillan Road. I agree with your vision
and do my part to support it.
You and the Council have heard us many times and our messages grow stronger with every passing year and
meeting. The more research that is done, the more evidence is revealed that supports our position that our
subdivision is over connected at present and never designed to accommodate traffic other than what is
expected for normal local usage. It was designed specifically to accommodate the substantial amount of
large RVs and the space needed to maneuver them on our front facing streets, not as a de facto traffic
collector corridor. North Dashwood Place was never intended to be an open street per the evidence provided
by Malissa Bernard at the May 18, 2020 hearing and made part of the record. The proposed traffic burden
will be an unfair one to both Alpine Pointe and Delano residences plus significantly lower the affected
property values that will effect tax income to the City. It will also discourage maintenance and
improvements by homeowners instead of continuing to enhance the City. The headline of the July 22, 2020
ACHD Commission Meeting Agenda spoke specifically that “Pursuant to the Idaho Supreme Court decision
in KMST, LLC vs. Ada County, 138 Idaho 557, 581-582, 2003, only the land use agency (City or County)
has the final authority to approve or reject the proposed development, including the final authority to
implement conditions related to the transportation system.” The City has the right and the power to act
accordingly.
In addition to the significant traffic problems if N Dashwood Place is opened, the proposed project has not
been clearly defined, the developer and the intended products have not been identified. There are still so
many issues and potential problems with this project that have not been addressed.
My husband and I respectfully ask and encourage your consideration of protecting residential areas of the
City and ask that you support the permanent closure of N Dashwood Place. If emergency services deem that
restricted emergency only access is needed, we will support that decision.
Chuck and Sherry Garey
4563 N Camas Creek Way
Meridian ID 83464