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Charlene Way
From:Sonya Allen
Sent:Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:10 PM
To:Liz Strader
Cc:City Clerk; Steve Siddoway; Caleb Hood; Bill Parsons
Subject:RE: Agenda Packets for June 4
Hi Liz,
I appreciate the early “heads-up” on your questions. I’ll go ahead and respond so that it’s part of the public record.
Per the Comprehensive Plan (pg. 3-10), all “future” symbols shown on the Future Land Use Map, including Parks,
represent generalized locations based on the best information the City has to date. All such symbol locations are to be
considered conceptual and not exact locations. The Park’s Dept. did identify the potential need for a park in this area at
the time of adoption of the Comprehensive Plan because it was one of the last remaining undeveloped parcels in the
square mile, which has no existing public parks, that is large enough for a City park. The Park’s Director confirmed that
an offer for donation of land for a City park on this site was never made by the property owner and the City is not
prepared to buy the land with the other parks and projects that are currently planned for the impact fee fund. There are
a couple of schools (Paramount Elementary & Rocky Mountain HS) and several HOA parks in the vicinity as well as
Settler’s Park 1.5 miles to the south. For these reasons, Staff is not recommending a City park is provided within this
development.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Thanks,
Sonya Allen | Associate Planner
City of Meridian | Community Development Department | Planning Division
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 | Direct/Fax: 208-489-0578
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From: Liz Strader <lstrader@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 12:17 PM
To: Steve Siddoway <ssiddoway@meridiancity.org>; Caleb Hood <chood@meridiancity.org>; Sonya Allen
<sallen@meridiancity.org>
Cc: City Clerk <CityClerk@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Fw: Agenda Packets for June 4
Hello all
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This is an early heads-up that I am going to be asking a lot of questions around why the Pebblebrook
subdivision is being proposed when per the comprehensive plan (fairly recent) it's intended to be a
neighborhood park.
If you can please research this issue before the 6/4 meeting so you will be prepared to answer the context
around my question tthat's very helpful. CC'ing the clerk to add my question to the record.
Thanks,
Liz
Liz Strader | City Councilwoman
City of Meridian | City Council Office
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: | 208-546-9501
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From: Chris Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 3:22 PM
To: Anne Little Roberts; Brian Whitlock; Doug Taylor; John Overton; Liz Strader; Luke Cavener; Robert Simison
Cc: Bill Nary; David Miles; Tina Lomeli; Charlene Way; Barbara Conly
Subject: Agenda Packets for June 4
Good afternoon. Agenda packets for next Tuesday’s meetings are available here.
The resolution appointing updated city council liaison assignments will be added soon.
Have a great week.
Chris
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