HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-14 Kimberly and Daniel Laukala
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From:Kimberly Laukala <klaukala@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, August 29, 2025 11:07 AM
To:Sonya Allen; Bill Parsons; Clerks Comment; City Clerk; planninginquiries;
jperreault@meridiancity.org; srust@meridiancity.org; msandoval@meridiancity.org;
mstoll@meridiancity.org; jsmith@meridiancity.org
Subject:Fwd: Cherry Blossom East Subdivision (File No. H-2025-0030), scheduled for hearing
on September 18, 2025
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Hello, I am following up on my email below as I have not received any acknowledgement or response to
my email dated August 25, 2025. There are some serious questions that came up after the last meeting
that need to be addressed. These are continuing concerns about the pump access and the financial
responsibility of the common drive for Cherry Blossom East.
We would also like clarification on how the Cherry Blossom HOA is supposed to provide a notarized
statement that says the homeowners agree to share our irrigation pump with the new development,
when there is NO homeowner representation on the current HOA board. The developer, Doug Jayo, is still
in full control of our HOA. Although a condition in the last meeting was that he have a meeting with us,
the homeowners, nothing has been set up and I have serious doubts it will occur.
I look forward to your acknowledgement and response.
Kim Laukala
1435 N Parkshire Wy, Meridian, ID 83642
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From: Kimberly Laukala <klaukala@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Subject: Cherry Blossom East Subdivision (File No. H-2025-0030), scheduled for hearing on September
18, 2025
To: <sallen@meridiancity.org>
To City of Meridian
Thank you for hearing our concerns at the August 21, 2025 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting in
regards to project H-2025-0030. The additional information provided was very helpful. We do have a few
follow up questions/concerns:
1) We would formally request written clarification on who is financially responsible for the cost of the
independent qualified consultant review of the pressurized irrigation system? As previously stated in my
first letter, our HOA does not have any funds in it and will not be able to afford the cost of a review.
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2) We acknowledge that having our pump on its own lot that will be owned and maintained by Cherry
Blossom Place Homeowners Association is a very good thing. Our concern is that per the submitted
Cherry Blossom Place PFP H-2025-0030 document, as shown in Project Drawings titled Cherry Blossom
East_082125 on Page 1, under NOTES it states
Per this statement we (Cherry Blossom Place Homeowners Association) will be responsible for the common lot
our irrigation pump is located on as well as Lot 4 which is the common driveway.
This directly goes against all of the comments that this new addition will not be part of the Cherry Blossom
Homeowners Association and that we will NOT be responsible for the common drive. We formally request
that this wording be removed from all drawings and paperwork submitted and it be noted, in writing and
signed by the developer, that the Cherry Blossom Homeowners Association will not be responsible for any
portion of the Cherry Blossom East subdivision including Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4. And furthermore, we would like
a written document signed by the developer that this new subdivision will not be annexed once the
construction is complete.
The access to our proposed common lot for the irrigation pump will only be able to be accessed via the
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common drive off 4 street. The photo below shows what that area currently looks like. We would formally
request that all work outlined below be completed by the developer prior to any work beginning on the
other lots. If the lot is left as-is, the Cherry Blossom Homeowners Association will have no vehicle access to
our pump and repairs/maintenance will be hindered.
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Per the submitted Cherry Blossom Place PFP H-2025-0030 document, as shown in Project Drawings titled
Cherry Blossom East_082125 on Page 2, under TREE PROTECTION NOTES: it states that the existing 2 trees on
this lot will be preserved. This will restrict our direct access to our pump non-existent. We formally request
that the developer remove these trees from this lot to allow us full access to our pump.
The common lot that is proposed for the irrigation pump has 2 ditches with water in them and a dry ditch. One
of these wet ditches is located on the property to the South of the proposed development. The other wet
ditch is unknown but does have a pipe in it that seems to feed our pump. All of these will need to be crossed
in order to access our pump. We formally request that the developer pipe, backfill and provide a flat surface
for access to our our common lot.
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The common lot that is proposed has guide wires from a utility pole that is located on a different property
and in the water. We formally request that the developer move these guy wires to allow us full access to
the irrigation pump.
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In lieu of the above steps to make our irrigation pump fully accessible, we would formally request that 10
(ten) feet Lot 1 that abuts up to our existing Association (as shown in the drawing below) be deeded over to
the Cherry Blossom HOA along with the area just to the East of the pump instead of the current common lot
that is proposed. This would give us direct access to our pump in the same manner as we have currently
utilized for the past 5 years. Currently our access is via a flat dirt lot. This will also allow for Lot 1 of the new
development to have a more usable driveway and the ability to back out of their driveway without impeding
neighboring properties.
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3) How will a notarized written approval from the Cherry Blossom Homeowner’s Association allowing for
this new subdivision to use our pump be valid when there are no homeowners on the HOA board? The
Association is still under the control of the Declarant which is also the developer of this new subdivision.
This appears to be a clear conflict of interest.
4) When our original community was developed beginning in 2018 (H-2018-0018), part of the conditions
for approval per section 2.2, item 2.2.6 “All irrigation ditches, canals, laterals, or drains, exclusive of natural
waterways, intersecting, crossing or laying adjacent and contiguous to the area being subdivided shall be
tiled per UDC11-3-6.” This was never done. Our lateral/ditch is continuously overgrown. We formally
request that the developer complete this step before he is allowed to continue with the new
subdivision. This again shows the neglect that our community has had to endure.
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Chris Johnson
From:Kimberly Laukala <klaukala@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, August 14, 2025 8:05 PM
To:Clerks Comment; Sonya Allen; City Clerk; planninginquiries
Subject:Cherry Blossom East Subdivision (file No. H-2025-0030), scheduled for hearing on
August 21, 2025
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To City of Meridian
I have several concerns regarding the Cherry Blossom East Subdivision (H-2025-0030)being fast tracked for
final approval without having neighborhood input.
Irrigation:
The irrigation pump is already struggling to keep up with the 42 houses that are already built along with all the
common areas. There are 2 houses in our Phase I that are still being built. Once all 44 houses are built, the
pump will have a hard time providing enough pressure for everyone. The addition of 3 additional houses along
with common areas/green spaces will just add to this deficiency. We would like to formally request an
independent irrigation assessment be completed prior to approval.
A second issue with our irrigation pump is that the submitted plan for the Cherry Blossom East Subdivision
shows that our irrigation pump will be located in the back yard of one of the houses. The pump will not be
able to be accessible by our subdivision as there is no direct access to these 3 additional lots. We would like to
formally request that an access road be added that will connect directly to our community so that we can
easily access our irrigation pump for maintenance/issues.
Neglect, Abandonment and Financial Issues:
We currently have no voice in our own HOA. The homeowners have no representation as it is still controlled
by the developer. Many of the homeowners have continually contacted the developer as well as the
management company with issues in our community. These issues have been minimized or ignored by the
developer. Examples are extremely dead grass in common areas, sprinkler/pump issues that lasted for months
as well as community hazards that were reported to the developer and were ignored and not corrected until
we mentioned that we would be contacting their insurance company with the information. The developer,
along with the landscaping company, have been severely negligent in their duties to maintain the community.
It is an embarrassment to have friends come visit and drive by the common areas full of dead grass, bare areas
and weeds.
Several homeowners have asked the developer (via certified mail) for copies of our HOA financials. All of these
requests have been ignored and no financials have been provided to any of the homeowners in the 3 years
that the HOA has been in existance. We have been told that there are no funds in our HOA to cover simple
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items such as bark and/or paint. We as homeowners have had to pay out-of-pocket for bark and placed it
ourselves. One homeowner spent his own time and money to sand and paint the gazebo. If he had not done
this, the neglect would have caused the entire structure to have to be removed and replaced by next 2026.
All of the homeowners have signed a petition to have the developer hand over the HOA to the homeowners.
This was presented to the developer and it too was ignored. We want to be in control of our own HOA so that
we can be fiscally responsible with our funds. The alternative to this turnover, is that the HOA will be forced to
go bankrupt.
Thank you for your assistance in addressing these issues.
Kimberly Laukala
Daniel Laukala
(808) 675-8978
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