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From:Barrera, Roy J Jr SGT USARMY NG IDARNG (USA) <roy.j.barrera.mil@army.mil>
Sent:Thursday, September 1, 2022 7:41 AM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:Bridgetower Multi Family CUP H-202
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Good morning city leaders,
My name is Roy Barrera and my wife and I are both active members in the community,
Meridian residents, and reside in Bridgetower West.
We would like to voice our concerns with the purposed Multi Family apartments west of Wal
Mart.
First would be the impact of traffic. Due to width constraints and volume already in the
Immediate area, I believe we would see a dramatic increase in congestion, and vehicle
accidents. As we already deal with a large amount of speeding traffic that divert through
Bridge Tower West travelling North and South using Vicenza Way as a pass through the Ten
Mile and McMillan Rd intersection; Meridian Police Department had a speed check trailer
placed on that roadway for two weeks and I am sure that data can be easily accessed for
accurate information.
Secondly our public schools in the immediate area which are already over ideal capacity.
Add that to the rapidly declining rates of qualified and capable teachers for k-12, and
Idaho's current ranking in the Nation for public education. These apartments are likely to
bring the student teacher ratio to an even higher amount than it is. Which has been proven
through many learner centric studies in classrooms to have a negative impact on retention
and comprehension of information. This I believe will have a generational impact on society
as k-12 is such a critical time for children's minds to develop.
Thirdly the influx of crime. Being an Idaho native I understand that growth is needed, in more
ways than one. Having served as a Geospatial Engineer, I understand that proper
infrastructure must be implemented in order to support a growing population and area. I
don't believe the area can sufficiently support the proposed growth. Along with the area not
being able to support the growth, I don't believe our police force is ready to support this
proposed growth as our police force is already understaffed and overworked. With these
Multi Family apartments historically comes crime. I have seen it first hand and a prime
example is in Boise, at S Maple Grove Rd and W Lake Hazel Rd. Which Is known to locals to
the area as the felon flats. There is commonly a police presence in the area as there is
common calls for service.
I would love to provide data to the city that can support my claims. Boise city has data
readily available for crime mapping, as does Ada County. Unfortunately the data provided
from these agencies wont let me display this data in an area over time in order to depict an
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increase for calls for service in the immediate area. I'm confident that the city of Meridian
has access to this data, and an employee though that can create a product that can
properly display the change in time from prior to apartments being built, and 1, 2, and 3
years after completion.
Thank you for your time.
Respectfully
Roy Barrera
SGT Roy J. Barrera
Instructor/Writer
3/204th RTS-M BLDG 813
4463 W. Harvard St.
Boise, Idaho 83705
COM: 272-4899
E-Mail: roy.j.barrera.mil@army.mil
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