HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-10-18 Chuck and Sherry Garey
Charlene Way
From:Sherry Garey <sgarey2010@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 18, 2022 7:42 PM
To:City Clerk
Subject:Attachment for the Kingstown Subdivision Application Public Testimony Folder
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To the Honorable Mayor Simison, Council Members, City Planning Department, and the Planning and Zoning
Commission:
We are writing to go on record that we do not approve of the current design of the proposed Kingstown Subdivision. We
ask for your careful review of the location, density and housing configuration of the proposed Kingstown Subdivision and
hopefully that you will request that a number of improvements be made to it prior to its approval. The impacts of this
subdivision on the three surrounding existing subdivisions will be significant without careful consideration taken now to
lower the density, construct houses that are more compatible with all existing subdivisions to assure privacy and
consideration of all residents within all affected areas. Planning upfront to decrease potential areas of conflicts will build
a stronger, better community for all. The traffic patterns that will be created by connecting Kingstown to the existing
residential areas of Alpine Pointe, Settler's Bridge and Champion Park are of great concern without adding the significant
potential of opening the corridors to be accessed by the nearby busy commercial areas, dense apartment complexes and
townhomes. Alpine Pointe and Settler's Bridge are currently connected and highly used by drivers and pedestrians. Just
the vehicular traffic generated by the subdivisions being even more interconnected will be overpowering to the
residential areas is very concerning. We are already experiencing a substantial amount of cut through traffic and
vehicles past our home on N. Camas Creek Way. Drivers routinely exceed the 25 miles per hour posted speed limit and
are driving closer to 40 mph--drivers do not appear to slow down from their driving pace of 40 mph on McMillan when
they turn on to N Camas Creek Way, and the 50 mph on Eagle Road has a similar effect when turning onto Wainwright
and subsequent streets. We reached out to ACHD in early August 2022 to request their review and support of traffic
calming strategies, e.g, stop signs and speed humps. We ask that the final approval of the Kingstown project include the
City's mandatory request for traffic calming measures within Alpine Pointe be part of the approved project particularly
before construction begins. Traffic calming in the other surrounding existing subdivisions may also be warranted.
We will not take your valuable time to provide additional examples and concerns of the proposed development, and
details of the traffic issues that we currently experience. Our Alpine Pointe neighbor, Malissa Bernard, has already
submitted detailed examples to you that best illustrate the issues with the configuration and sizes of the lots and homes,
as well as the history and issues with the traffic patterns and roadways. We go on record as supporting her findings and
information that she has presented to you. We respectfully request that you give serious consideration to the points
she has presented.
Thank you for this opportunity to comment.
Chuck and Sherry Garey
4563 N Camas Creek Way
Meridian ID 83646
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