HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-13 Jenn Card
Charlene Way
From:Jenn Card <card.jenn@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October 13, 2025 11:50 AM
To:City Clerk
Cc:Liz Strader
Subject:Proposal to Transfer Authority for Approval of Restaurant Drive-Thru Applications to
City Staff
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Greetings,
I am writing to ask City Council members to please deny this transfer of power to city staff. My
understanding based on public comments by city staff that this would eliminate the opportunity for
input from residents of Meridian as well as any hearings where residents can speak directly to City
Council members.
Being a Paramount resident next to the Sagarra development, I have been exposed to several loopholes
that appear to be work-arounds so that developers get the designs they want and it only needs director
level oversight. One example is the height of the townhouses in the Sagarra development that was only
supposed to be three levels, but is now four levels. Another one that I recently became aware of is the
duplexes being built in Sagarra which clearly look to be three levels, when they were only supposed to be
two levels. Sadly, I am guessing that both of these decisions only required director level approval and
were not made known to city council members.
I feel that elected members should provide more oversight, certainly not less, to make sure the intent of
the developments match what they have approved. When you grant this authority to staff members, I feel
that you are not representing the residents of your community. In my experience, Council members tend
to provide more thoughtful and comprehensive consideration to these issues. Please deny this request
and continue to provide public and resident input especially for drive-thru requests.
Respectfully,
Jenn Card
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