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Home My WebLink About2024-02-14 Bryan Miller (2) Charlene Way From:Chris Johnson Sent:Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:50 PM To:Charlene Way Subject:FW: Request for Mayor and Council Attachments:Contact City Council and Mayor.pdf From: Josha Iverson <jiverson@meridiancity.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:48 PM To: mil95031@yahoo.com Cc: Mayor Office Feedback <MayorOfficeFeedback@meridiancity.org>; citycouncil <citycouncil@meridiancity.org>; Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org> Subject: RE: Request for Mayor and Council Good afternoon Bryan, Thank you for your email, it has been received by the Mayor’s Office. We appreciate you taking time to share your thoughts and comments with us. Because this project is part of an open application, the Mayor and City Council members are prohibited from commenting outside of the public hearing. We take public feedback seriously and want you to know that we have received your email and have read your comments. Your email has been forwarded to our City Clerk and will be included in the public record. We invite you to check the City’s website, meridiancity.org, for any upcoming public hearing notices and additional information regarding the development. 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 Built for Business, Designed for Living All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law, in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law From: mil95031@yahoo.com <mil95031@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 2:30 PM To: Mayor Office Feedback <MayorOfficeFeedback@meridiancity.org>; citycouncil <citycouncil@meridiancity.org> Subject: Request for Mayor and Council Name: Bryan Miller Email: mil95031@yahoo.com 1 Address: 6876 S PEMBERLEY PL, , Meridian, ID, 83642, United States Subject: Reveille Ridge Subdivision H-2023-0050 Message: Mr. Mayor and City Council Members, My name is Bryan Miller. I live in a subdivision adjacent to the proposed Reveille Ridge Subdivision. Planning and Zoning is considering a request for annexation and a zoning density change on Feb 15th. I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed zoning changes. I understand that development happens and changes to our communities are inevitable, but the scope and size of this development are concerning. This proposed zoning change is twice the size of any other request Planning and Zoning are currently considering. The sheer size of the request is the biggest problem. The existing zoning was the basis for resource planning for many people and organizations in our community. To change it now is unfair to those people and organizations. The Meridian Fire Department noted in its comments on the proposal that it cannot meet response time standards or deal with some of the risks this subdivision proposes. The simplest way to address these concerns would be to not change the density. Fewer people will have few calls to the fire department, reducing the risk. MFD specifically points out it would require aid from another department for water rescue. This subdivision includes a large pond and access to a canal. The more people in the subdivision, the great the need for these water rescue resources will be. It was most interesting to note that no Agency comments were provided by our local school districts. This subdivision would be bisected by the border of the West Ada and Kuna School Districts. The students on the West Ada side would attend Victory Middle and Mountain View High schools. These two schools already have the largest student bodies in the district. The Kuna schools are likewise overcrowded. The Kuna School district estimates every household in the district adds an additional $32,700 in costs and is asking developers to make a 10% donation to help cover those costs since they cannot require impact fees, like the city can. Again, the simplest way to help the school district is to not change the zoning. They have budgeted for facilities based on the existing zoning. Higher density will be detrimental not only to the budgets and planning of the school districts, but also to the students in the overcrowded schools. This subdivision alone would be more than half the average yearly household additions to the Kuna School District. This kind of unplanned expansion is unfair to our schools and kids. Higher density will only continue to add to traffic issues on Eagle Road. It will increase the burden on utilities and other infrastructure. ACHD and utility providers have relied on existing zoning as they planned and build the infrastructure. In conclusion, there appears to be no benefit to the community to change the zoning to higher density. The only benefit is to the developer, who will make a higher return on his investment. Our zoning should not be changed only to benefit a single wealthy developer at the expense of everyone else in the community. This development should only be allowed to continue if it stays within existing zoning. It should stay within the plans we asked our schools, fire, police, and ACHD to use for planning. It should stay within the rules we ask everyone else to live by. Bryan Miller 2 [� E r� Contact City Council and Mayor Name:* E-mail: Bryan Miller mil95031@yahoo.com Address: Street Address 6876 S PEMBERLEY PL Address Line 2 City State/Province/Region Meridian ID Postal/Zip Code Country 83642 United States Subject: Reveille Ridge Subdivision H-2023-0050 Message:* Mr.Mayor and City Council Members, My name is Bryan Miller. I live in a subdivision adjacent to the proposed Reveille Ridge Subdivision. Planning and Zoning is considering a request for annexation and a zoning density change on Feb 15th. I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed zoning changes. I understand that development happens and changes to our communities are inevitable,but the scope and size of this development are concerning. This proposed zoning change is twice the size of any other request Planning and Zoning are currently considering. The sheer size of the request is the biggest problem. The existing zoning was the basis for resource planning for many people and organizations in our community. To change it now is unfair to those people and organizations. The Meridian Fire Department noted in its comments on the proposal that it cannot meet response time standards or deal with some of the risks this subdivision proposes. The simplest way to address these concerns would be to not change the density. Fewer people will have few calls to the fire department,reducing the risk. MFD specifically points out it would require aid from another department for water rescue. This subdivision includes a large pond and access to a canal. The more people in the subdivision,the great the need for these water rescue resources will be. It was most interesting to note that no Agency comments were provided by our local school districts. This subdivision would be bisected by the border of the West Ada and Kuna School Districts. The students on the West Ada side would attend Victory Middle and Mountain View High schools. These two schools already have the largest student bodies in the district. The Kuna schools are likewise overcrowded. The Kuna School district estimates every household in the district adds an additional$32,700 in costs and is asking developers to make a 10%donation to help cover those costs since they cannot require impact fees,like the city can. Again,the simplest way to help the school district is to not change the zoning. They have budgeted for facilities based on the existing zoning. Higher density will be detrimental not only to the budgets and planning of the school districts,but also to the students in the overcrowded schools. This subdivision alone would be more than half the average yearly household additions to the Kuna School District. This kind of unplanned expansion is unfair to our schools and kids. Higher density will only continue to add to traffic issues on Eagle Road.It will increase the burden on utilities and other infrastructure. ACHD and utility providers have relied on existing zoning as they planned and build the infrastructure. In conclusion,there appears to be no benefit to the community to change the zoning to higher density. The only benefit is to the developer,who will make a higher return on his investment. Our zoning should not be changed only to benefit a single wealthy developer at the expense of everyone else in the community. This development should only be allowed to continue if it stays within existing zoning. It should stay within the plans we asked our schools,fire, police,and ACHD to use for planning. It should stay within the rules we ask everyone else to live by. Bryan Miller