HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-02 Steve Eliiott
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From:Steve Elliott <selliott@commercialtire.com>
Sent:Wednesday, October 2, 2024 12:29 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:Blayden Subdivision H-2023-0043
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Hello,
This is a follow-up statement to one previously submi?ed by Mr. Wade Ramsey, current
President of our Associa?on, on July 18, 2024.
My name is Steve Ellio?, I live at 4718 West Lost Rapid Street, Meridian, in the Bainbridge
Subdivision. I am the current Vice President of the Bainbridge Homeowners Associa?on which
represents 572 homes in our community.
I write to reinforce our concerns with this development, par?cularly the very large increase in
traffic on Black Cat Road southbound from Chinden Boulevard. ACHD has updated their
es?mates to an addi?onal 7,809 auto trips per day: 490 p/hour in the AM peak hour and 641
p/hour PM peak hours. That’s poten?ally 8-10 cars PER MINUTE lining up at the stop signs at
McMillan and the traffic lights at Chinden. This is in addi?on to the already extremely heavy
traffic we’re faced with every day at the Black Cat/McMillan and Black Cat/Chinden
intersec?ons. Addi?onally, these auto trips will inevitably spill over onto W Vanderbilt Drive
which bisects the Bainbridge Community and could pose risks for students at Pleasant View
Elementary.
As noted in the previous comment, the Blayden Development is currently only supplying a
sidewalk southbound on the west side of Black Cat that will end at Larry Lane; that leaves 500
feet south to the next exis?ng sidewalk. This will place pedestrians, mostly children walking to
Pleasant View Elementary, using the roadside shoulder for that distance.
Frankly this is unacceptable. ACHD has future plans for widening Black Cat to five lanes in
2036-2040. That’s 8+ years AFTER this development is scheduled to complete. They do have a
tenta?ve plan for a roundabout at McMillan in 2028 which may help somewhat but who
knows what else will be built in our area by then.
I’m well aware Meridian City doesn’t build roads, but we must have this discussion and come
up with some workable solu?ons with other agencies.
I beseech you to bear these points in mind when vo?ng on this proposal.
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Steve K. Elliott
Employee Owner
COMMERCIAL TIRE
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steve@canyontruck.com
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