HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-03 Clair Manning
Charlene Way
From:Chris Johnson
Sent:Friday, November 3, 2023 9:46 AM
To:Charlene Way
Subject:FW: Request for Mayor and Council
For the record please (Tanner Creek and I-84 applications).
Thank you.
Chris
From: Josha Iverson <jiverson@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 9:37 AM
To: cmanning10@msn.com
Cc: Mayor Office Feedback <MayorOfficeFeedback@meridiancity.org>; citycouncil <citycouncil@meridiancity.org>; Bill
Parsons <bparsons@meridiancity.org>; Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Subject: RE: Request for Mayor and Council
Good morning Claire,
Thank you for your email, it has been received by the Mayor’s Office. I appreciate you sharing your feedback. I am
aware that there was a quorum in attendance for the meeting, however there was a conflict for one commissioner on
the agenda item who then had to recuse themselves, which is why there were three for this item. While attendance
issues can and do happen, we will be discussing commission attendance and engagement with our planning commission
team. In case you are not aware, as this project moves forward in the application process, it will be in front of the City
Council at a future hearing date, which will continue the public hearing and public participation process.
I do want to clarify for you that this project is part of an open application, and the Mayor and City Council members are
prohibited from commenting outside of the public hearing, which is why you are not getting a response directly from
them. We take public feedback seriously and want you to know that we have received your email and have read your
comments. We have also copied the City Clerk’s office who will ensure that your feedback and comments are included
in the public record.
As projects move forward, the City’s website, meridiancity.org, will continue to have updates for upcoming public
hearing notices and additional information regarding the development. I have also copied our staff liaison to the
Planning and Zoning Commission so they are aware of your concern.
Thank you again for contacting us with your concerns.
Josha Iverson| Executive Assistant
City of Meridian | Mayor’s Office
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: (208) 489-0529
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From: cmanning10@msn.com <cmanning10@msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 8:45 PM
To: Mayor Office Feedback <MayorOfficeFeedback@meridiancity.org>; citycouncil <citycouncil@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Request for Mayor and Council
Name: Clair Manning
Email: cmanning10@msn.com
Address: 650 W Waltman ln, , Meridian, Idaho, 83642, United States
Subject: Meridian Interchange
Message: I recently attended a planning and zoning commission on the Meridian interchange. This is a critical decision
point for the city. Yet, there were only 3 voting members of the commission available to discuss this topic. As a member
of this community, I am very disappointed that the full commission was not available to weigh in on such a critical
decision and I find it incredibly irresponsible that the motion was even considered with such a low turnout. I was also
very disappointed in the overall attituded of apathy in the decision making process. Most members recognized the
significant challenges of the area. Yet, the comments seemed to reflect that they approved simply because there was
not a better alternative. Please allow the record to reflect in the city council public hearing that there was an overall lack
of participation when this motion was considered.
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