HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-11-09 Jody Clark
Chris Johnson
From:JODY CLARK <CLARKJM2@msn.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 9, 2022 9:20 AM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:Reject the Bridgetower Multi-Family CUP CR-2022-0006 application
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TO: Mayor of Meridian and City Council Members
From: Mrs. Jody Clark
3670 West Balducci St.
Meridian, ID 83646
I am writing in opposition to the Bridgetower Multi-family CR-2022-0006 to be heard November 15 at 6:00 p.m. for a
number of reasons. I will focus on only two of those reasons since other community members have addressed many of
the other topics that indicate why this application should be denied.
1. Our previous home in another area had an undeveloped subdivision behind our property. We left for a two-
week vacation and when we returned, there was a multi-level building being constructed directly behind our
home. When we moved to Bridgetower West, we were looking for a backyard where this would not happen
again.
Our home is located directly across the street on McMillan. Our backyard faces directly into the proposed
development. We moved to our property April 2019. When we purchased our property there was a sign across
McMillan on the proposed development site that stated the property was going to be developed into single
family residences. That is part of the reason we purchased our property. We were never notified of a zoning
change and based our purchase on the posted information. Now we are working to prevent a 3-story building
from being built directly across the road from our living room window. Not what the posted sign said!
2. Much has been said about the negative impact that this development will have on the traffic in this highly
congested section of McMillan and the tributary streets. It is worth noting that the Applicant’s engineering firm,
Hales, arbitrarily altered the report of the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho
(COMPASS). They lowered the west bound traffic assumptions by 15% based on faulty suppositions. See the
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excerpt from their submission to ACHD
below:
I would offer that “major destinations” such as homes, townhomes, Owyhee High School, and an interchange
connecting the area to I-80 are certainly major draws that do not justify such a reduction. There are more than 900
homes/townhomes being built to the west of this proposed development. The current westbound traffic already
exceeds the eastbound traffic on McMillan during key traffic hours. Traffic reports used in the application are not
accurate and do not represent the current situation.
Based on the misrepresentation of this property, the erroneous traffic assumptions which were presented in order
to gain acceptance for this project and the severe negative traffic impact such a densely populated development will
create, I urge you to deny this application.
Thank you for your consideration,
Respectfully,
Jody Clark
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