HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-05-24 John and Christina Branesky
Chris Johnson
From:Christina Branesky <divinewine1@hotmail.com>
Sent:Monday, May 24, 2021 2:08 PM
To:City Clerk; Brad Hoaglun
Subject:Fw: Rezoning at Locust Grove and Victory
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Good afternoon!
My name is Christina and my husband and I (and four kids) have lived off Victory and Locust
Grove for 21 years at our current home. I lived in Meridian in a different house prior to this one
and have lived in Idaho my whole life. I have never given much thought to the elected officials
keeping our community a great place to live, have just appreciated the efforts!!! And now we
are in a time of unprecedented growth and things are happening fast, too fast probably. I know
that money is what motivates a lot of decisions and is a necessary evil but there needs to be an
eye on keeping Meridian a good place to call home and not making a select group uber rich
such as developers etc. We have high traffic already with Mountain View H.S. and Locust Grove
is being widened to accommodate that traffic. It will be a challenge to even get out of our
subdivision. People speed through our neighborhood to try and bypass some of the traffic on
Victory and Locust. Please consider not rezoning this area for high density housing!!!
Thank YOU,
John and Christina Branesky
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Chris Johnson
From:Joe Borton
Sent:Monday, May 24, 2021 2:48 PM
To:Chris Johnson
Subject:Fwd: Rezoning at Locust Grove and Victory
Sincerely,
Joe Borton | Councilman
City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
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From: Christina Branesky <divinewine1@hotmail.com>
Date: May 24, 2021 at 2:07:05 PM MDT
To: istrader@meridiancity.org, Joe Borton <jborton@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Fw: Rezoning at Locust Grove and Victory
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Good afternoon!
My name is Christina and my husband and I (and four kids) have lived off Victory
and Locust Grove for 21 years at our current home. I lived in Meridian in a
different house prior to this one and have lived in Idaho my whole life. I have
never given much thought to the elected officials keeping our community a great
place to live, have just appreciated the efforts!!! And now we are in a time of
unprecedented growth and things are happening fast, too fast probably. I know
that money is what motivates a lot of decisions and is a necessary evil but there
needs to be an eye on keeping Meridian a good place to call home and not making
a select group uber rich such as developers etc. We have high traffic already with
Mountain View H.S. and Locust Grove is being widened to accommodate that
traffic. It will be a challenge to even get out of our subdivision. People speed
through our neighborhood to try and bypass some of the traffic on Victory and
Locust. Please consider not rezoning this area for high density housing!!!
Thank YOU,
John and Christina Branesky
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Chris Johnson
From:Robert Simison
Sent:Monday, May 24, 2021 5:08 PM
To:Christina Branesky
Cc:Chris Johnson
Subject:RE: Rezoning at Locust Grove and Victory
John and Christina,
Thank you for your and I appreciate the information and perspective you have provided. As this is an open application,
the City Council and myself (as a potential tie breaking vote) are not able to comment on the project outside of the
public hearing. I am copying our City Clerk so your email and this response can be included into the record.
Respectfully,
Mayor Robert Simison
City of Meridian
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in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law.
From: Christina Branesky <divinewine1@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 2:06 PM
To: Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Rezoning at Locust Grove and Victory
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Good afternoon!
My name is Christina and my husband and I (and four kids) have lived off Victory and Locust
Grove for 21 years at our current home. I lived in Meridian in a different house prior to this one
and have lived in Idaho my whole life. I have never given much thought to the elected officials
keeping our community a great place to live, have just appreciated the efforts!!! And now we
are in a time of unprecedented growth and things are happening fast, too fast probably. I know
that money is what motivates a lot of decisions and is a necessary evil but there needs to be an
eye on keeping Meridian a good place to call home and not making a select group uber rich
such as developers etc. We have high traffic already with Mountain View H.S. and Locust Grove
is being widened to accommodate that traffic. It will be a challenge to even get out of our
subdivision. People speed through our neighborhood to try and bypass some of the traffic on
Victory and Locust. Please consider not rezoning this area for high density housing!!!
Thank YOU,
John and Christina Branesky
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Chris Johnson
From:Robert Simison
Sent:Monday, May 24, 2021 5:08 PM
To:Patricia Edmondson
Cc:Chris Johnson
Subject:RE: Locust and Victory no R-15 Rezone
Patricia,
Thank you for your and I appreciate the information and perspective you have provided. As this is an open application,
the City Council and myself (as a potential tie breaking vote) are not able to comment on the project outside of the
public hearing. I am copying our City Clerk so your email and this response can be included into the record.
Respectfully,
Mayor Robert Simison
City of Meridian
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in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law.
From: Patricia Edmondson <pianoped@hctc.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 4:44 PM
To: Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Locust and Victory no R-15 Rezone
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Mayor Simison:
I am strongly opposed to the R-15 rezoning of Locust Grove and Victory neighborhood for higher density housing.
The intersection at Locust Grove and Victory already has a high accident rate due to poor sight lines, a crowded
intersection, and the exceptionally high volume of traffic.
Traffic delays from 6 AM until 9 AM, from 11 AM until 2 PM, and again from 3 PM until after 7 PM already significantly
increase the accident and congestion danger in this area. We do not need increasing numbers of accidents or delays.
Residency is continually increasing to the south of this intersection. Increased intensity of people on land near the
intersection will compound the already significant traffic congestion. Multi-family dwellings bring more school buses
attempting to enter and exit these complexes at peak, critical traffic congestion periods. Increasing the population
density of people and their vehicles on these narrow, not well-maintained roads will only increase the danger to all
drivers in this single family home area.
Driveways and side streets from multi-family housing areas have had major negative impacts on other areas of Meridian.
We do not need additional problems for our neighborhood.
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If the City Council is sincere in its effort to improve the safety and quality of life for our neighborhood’s residents, please
focus your attention on:
1) repairing and widening Locust Grove and Victory to:
a) at least 3 -lane roads, including a center turn lane for these rural developing neighborhoods, or
b) four (4) lane roadways with center passing/turn lanes,
2) making major intersections into traffic circles, particularly at Locust Grove and Victory, a housing area, to help
reduce congestion, reduce accidents and improve movement of the high traffic flow.
Please vote NO on the R-15 rezone proposal of Locust Grove and Victory neighborhoods.
Your very concerned constituent,
Patricia A Edmondson
1931 E Dworshak Drive
Meridian, ID 83642
(360)222-9439
pianoped@hctc.com
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