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Home My WebLink AboutLetter from Blackstone Blackstone jA Blackstone, Coral- Creek and , Pintail Subdivisions BJar' 1ne Homeowners Association 443;j ",¡ Thorn Creek St Meridian, JD 83642 City of Meridian Mr. Josh Wilson, City Planning Manager 660. E. Watertower Ste 202 Meridian, 10 83642 February 23, 2006 _Jr:i)~E; f] __E; 1--;:;(---1 Dear Sir: Ft¡~; 2 / 21306 C>T'/O;= EF<)[ , ' , . On February 16, the City Planning and Zoning held a public hearing to hear testimony on the proposed Buckeye Place Subdivision titled AZ 06-001 and PP 06- 001. Felix Diaz and I Were present to speak before the Planning and Zoning Commission on the matter but had to leave early do to the length of the nights' agenda. This letter is being presented in our absence on behalf of the Blackstone homeowners to express our concerns with the project as proposed by John Fecke/man. :~,;T\'C:,-EC¡1;':: :'---.,~'--::'í"'- , Thß ,B/ackstpne Homeowners Association believes strongly in growth and new deve/pprnent~ We are not opposed .to the project by Mr. Feckelman, but we ~avf3concerns ()Vertf~ffjcanqthßêafety,òfôur'cJiildren. VVe,wo~ld¡ike the Planning and ,Zoning Çommi~iontq.t1~ar ,.pod" ijddress, bqr, C<Jnçê,r'n~ - bêforè'gràntÎrigthe- prpposecj preliminary .p.!~!per1j1jt.~' T,ti~f~UÇ/(~Y~'P)~ '~ÔbdiV¡sioh'iS b;~ihfJÞ¡'bposed in an area tha,tls only, acœss.ib/e "tHrpÙgh ~. corriet ôf,thê' Blackstone' and Pintail Subdivision. The traffic d uring construction will greatly impa(:t our sUbdiv¡sio~'~ There are over a (jozen children that live near the direct route of travel for construction vehicles and there are approximately 20 children in the area of North Golf View and W . Thorn Creek St. intersection ranging from ages three to seventeen. The Blackstone HOA has had experiences in dealing with increased and speeding traffic during the building of Castlebrook #1 and #2. This project necessitated traffic through or neighborhood when Black Cat was closed last year and greatly impacted homeowners in Blackstone, and Coral Creek with speeding traffic at all hours, and at times, endangering property and lives. Although we worked with the builder to try to remedy the problem, it still is a large problem. This approach to stop speeders was haphazard at best and not the best solution for all involved, bút we did what was needed to, prevent an accident as a community. We were fortunate, because the homeowners took an active role to correct the speåding problem when possible. Luckily there were no injuries but only a couple of near misses. " We feel that in order to avoid a similar situation with the building project in Buckeye Place; the,. builder.' should, be" rE;!quir~ ,to install speed' bumpS. We {eCOmO1~"q . tbreß:~qjouron.,J~ThpipGre~k .$t ~hdtwo - on H~°rth '~Ölf . View see attEiche<;f drawiog.These~peed bl,":npswòlilc;fsrQw.;tr~ffjc"ehoûgh to -prevent vehicle Jrom, ,accal~ratil)g . to;éJ" . un~a~,$p~ ãJ)d;-Pt9t~bntyes~'h5:f,Pf~perty:~ The;B,/~c~stòriè HQA does;npt9Ppose the Buck~ye ,Place Prqjéct,' pur-would li~ethe Çityto Consider our concerns and mandate the builder andor.l\DCHD' to cOlÌd~ct'ätrðffiC;impact study before granting the perm~. ".' . . ". "", , .' . Page 2 February 23, 2006 We ask the study to consider "the no outlet a~a", and the children that live in direct path of the proposed construction area, all the construction work trucks, all the heavy equipment, and all the new traffic that the 16 new houses will generate after they are built.... With only one way in and one way out. There is a bottleneck that 5 subdivisions use now.. W Thorn Creek St. and N Golf View. It is ridicules the way people go through this intersection... cutting corners and speeding. We feel a proactive solution to a potential speeding traffic problem is a better approach than the one we had with the Castlebrook situation. If left to the honor system of our building neighbor, there is no assurance his contractors; sub and sub~ sub contractors will understand the need to curb their speed in such a confined area of our neighborhood. They will not be familiar with neighborhood dynamics and most of all the amount of children in that corner of our neighborhood. The speed bumps would help regulate speed during construction of Buckeye Place and if appropriate after construction. Sincerely, Jim Bean and Felix Diaz President and Vice President, Blackstone Home Owners' Association, 884~ 1950 IIW[1.~s ,¡ f lCðhifMv) . I I I I I ) Il \ \ . , :---... /1' - ~/ý~~ j¿~ 01 ~fiFts fBrb CHERRY ~ ~ ~ HI ~ tj tj GILLETTE IV REVISION: 8Y: ~ ~ ~ ~ CD ~~R~ H--! I I BUCKEYE PLACE SUBDIVISION J 1 'F LIK . "---e í jjþ SHEET: 1<f20í:'-1 I lì n BRIGGS ENGINEERING, INC. NGIN 1'1<; [ ~RIGGS J V =MAP VICINITY MAP \50912-V-MAP,dwg DWG DATE: 11/30/05 KDH DWG NO. 50912 SCALE: 1 """ 300' ENGINEERS PLANNERS SURVEYORS 1800 W. OVERLAND ROAD' BOISE, IDAHO 83705 . (208)344-9700 These drow;ngs, or ony portion thereof, sholl not be used on ony Projecl QI extensions of this Project except by written agreement from Briggs Engineering, Ine, CITY OF MERIDIAN NOTICE OF HEARING NOTJCE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Ordinances of the City of Meridian and the Laws of the Slate of Idaho, that the Meridian Plaming and Zoning Commission of the City of Meridian wi" hold a public hearing at the Meridian City Ha", 33 East Idaho Avenue, Meridian, Idaho, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. On Thursday, February 16, 200&" for the PUrpose of reviewing , and COOsidering!he application AZ 06-001 of John Fackelman for Annexation and Zoning of 4.99 acres from R2 to a R~4 Zone for Buckeye Placa'Subdivision; - , Furthermore, the applicant requests the application Pp. ,O(;..oØ1 for Preliminary Plat ~' " approval of 16 building Jots and 2 common Jots on 4.99 acres in a proposed R-4 zone for Buckeye Place SubdiVision generally loca1ed east Of Black Cat Road and south Of Cherry lane. A more particular description of the above 'property is on fite in the PJanning Department, , I,", , 660 E. Watertower lane Suite 202, and is avàilab/e' for inspection during reguJar 'business hOUlS, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a,m, to 5:00 p.m, You may contact the Planning Department at (208) 884-5533 during reguJar business hours. A copy of the application is avaiJab/e to review upon request. Any and all interested persons shall be heard at said public hearing, and the public is welcom~ and invited to submit testimony. Oral testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Written materials should be submitted to the Planning Department no later than seve,;' (7) dayS pñor to the above hearing date so that all interested parties may examine them Prior to the hearing. All materiaJs presented at public meetings shall become property of the City, of Meridian, Ài1yone_desiring accommodation for disabilities related' to documents and/or heárings, please contact the City CJerk's Office at (208) 888-4433 at least 72 hours prior to the public meeting. The Ada County Highway District may aJso conduct public meetings regarding this application. If you have questions about the traffic that this development may generate or the impac " ffic on streets in the area, pJease contact the Ada County Highway District at " \\HHU!llUI¡ (208) 387-6170. \\\\ ntO:: L"é,. Ilt'l- ,\\~ ~""~¡;;;'if!'-" 'I --------------- "", !I;' ~ '<¿, ¡ "'~ , ' '.'~, c}"':'~',CU"'O!i>1 A .)~'" ~ 'f':"',~f"';"'(() -::;. ~ - DA!~D 18th of January, 2006 PUBLISH 30th of January and 13th of Febl\lary, 2006 -