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From:Mike Wardle <mwardle@brightoncorp.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 16, 2021 11:58 AM
To:Nick Walsh
Cc:Ron Walsh; Alan Tiefenbach; Bill Parsons; Adrienne Weatherly; Jon Wardle; Paige
Bankhead
Subject:RE: Jamestown Ranch hearing tomorrow
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Nick,
Our “concerns” with the alignment of Joy Avenue through Jamestown Ranch have been discussed with, and addressed
to our satisfaction by both Meridian City and ACHD staff.
Even though those concerns were entered into the hearing record, we are not opposed to the project and will not
provide testimony at the Planning & Zoning Commission hearing on Thursday.
Regards,
Michael D. Wardle, Director of Planning
BRIGHTON CORPORATION
2929 W. Navigator Dr., Suite 400, Meridian, ID 83642
Direct 208.287.0512 l Mobile 208-863.6150
mwardle@brightoncorp.com
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From: Nick Walsh <nick@walshgrp.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 11:35 AM
To: Mike Wardle <mwardle@brightoncorp.com>
Cc: Ron Walsh <ron@walshgrp.com>
Subject: Jamestown Ranch hearing tomorrow
Mike, we met on a call a while back and I believe you chatted with my partner Ron at our neighborhood meeting. I read
an email from you to the City regarding the Joy Avenue alignment and just wanted to reach out.
There are several benefits for our proposed positioning of Joy Avenue:
(1) Curving Joy provides much needed traffic calming in/out of your subdivision as well as ours. (2) Our land seller
retained land in the NE corner of our subdivision and there are structures on his property that interfere with any Joy
alignment to the North.
(3) There is also a IPCO overhead pole (steel tower) within the Joy alignment to the North as well.
(4) Curving Joy provides a natural buffer between the age-restricted portion and the typical single-family portion of the
subdivision. Having done these types of mixed projects yourself, I'm sure you can appreciate that.
(5) Spacing Joy one quarter mile from Black Cat and one quarter mile from San Vito would allow the Joy/McMillan
intersection to be signalized in the future if warranted once McMillan is widened.
Our goal is to develop a quality subdivision and be harmonious and respectful neighbors. We understand that the City
and ACHD's support of our plan may be different than the direction they went with your subdivision, but we feel this is
the best plan for both of us. We would appreciate your support at the hearing tomorrow and I would be glad to jump on
a call beforehand to discuss further.
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Thanks!
Nick Walsh
Principal
Walsh Group
805.801.7974
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