HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-13 Isaac Hooft
Chris Johnson
From:Robert Simison
Sent:Monday, March 15, 2021 9:02 AM
To:Isaac Hooft; lstrander@meridiancity.org; Joe Borton; Brad Hoaglun; Treg Bernt; Jessica
Perreault; lcaverner@meridiancity.org
Cc:Chris Johnson
Subject:RE: Oasis Night Club
Isaac,
Thank you for your email. I appreciate you taking time to share your thoughts and comments.
Because this project is part of an open application, myself and City Council members are prohibited from commenting
outside the public hearing. We take public feedback seriously and want you to know that I have received your email and
have read your comments.
A public hearing before the City of Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at
6:00pm. The Planning and Zoning Commission will make the decision on this project unless their ruling is appealed. If
that occurs it would then be heard by the City Council. While I do not have a vote unless there is a tie, any comments
regarding the project should be reserved for that public process.
Your email and my response will be included in the public record. The City Clerk has the project file available online for
review: The Oasis CUP H-2021-0004. Prior to the public hearing anyone is able to review the application materials at any
time as well as submit testimony. If you have any additional comments you are able to submit testimony in advance in a
number of ways. Please note, all forms of testimony hold the same weight. Written testimony may be submitted by
email to cityclerk@meridiancity.org or by text message by texting “Comment” to 31996. Video testimony can be
recorded in advance and sent by email to cityclerk@meridiancity.org. Comments can also be left by voicemail. Please
call (208) 288-5607 to record your voice testimony. For additional information associated with this application please
contact the City of Meridian Planner Joseph Dodson at 208-884-5533.
Thank you again for sharing your comments.
Respectfully,
Mayor Robert Simison
City of Meridian
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From: Isaac Hooft <Isaac@hooft.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2021 1:24 AM
To: Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>; lstrander@meridiancity.org; Joe Borton <jborton@meridiancity.org>;
Brad Hoaglun <bhoaglun@meridiancity.org>; Treg Bernt <tbernt@meridiancity.org>; Jessica Perreault
<jperreault@meridiancity.org>; lcaverner@meridiancity.org
Subject: Oasis Night Club
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Dear Mayor and Council Members,
I would like to express my disapproval for the proposed location of the Oasis Nightclub at the corner of Eagle and Ustik.
My main concern with this location is that traffic in that area is already very heavy, and adding a venue with the
potential to draw 100’s (1000’s?) of people on a nightly basis to that area will make the intersection even more of a
nightmare to navigate. A more appropriate location for this type of venue would be near the freeway, located near
hotels and without significantly impacting the already heavy traffic on Eagle and Ustik.
The proposed location is also very near existing residences. A venue that bosts a “concert level listening experience” and
which plans to have operating hours until 2am should not be located this close to residences.
I strongly urge you to deny permitting for this establishment in it’s current proposed location.
Thank you for your time and your service to our community!
Isaac Hooft
3911 N Legacy Woods Ave
Meridian, ID 83646
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