HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-11-19 Ana Lee Hjelm
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From:Ana Lee Hjelm <analee.hjelm@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 19, 2025 2:07 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:Public Comment – Case H-2024-0072 (Hill’s Century Farm Townhomes) – Please Deny
or Hold
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Dear Planning Division, Chair, and Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission,
My name is Ana Lee Hjelm, a resident of South Meridian living in the neighborhood near Hillsdale Elementary
and the YMCA. I am writing to submit my public comment and respectfully request that the Commission deny
or postpone Rezone Case H-2024-0072 until required impact studies are completed and fully addressed.
1. School Capacity Concerns
Hillsdale Elementary is already at or over its intended capacity and relying on portable classrooms. Adding
high-density units without a school capacity mitigation plan will worsen overcrowding and contradicts the
Comprehensive Plan’s policies requiring development to align with public facilities and educational capacity. I
have two children who attend this school and their classroom size is huge (30 students per class). This
negatively impacts students and the administration and teachers ability to provide quality education and
limits resources.
2. Traffic & Safety Issues
Our neighborhood experiences daily congestion during school drop-off/pick-up and during peak YMCA hours.
We have had many issues with the increased traffic resulting in car wrecks (one took out a tree right where
kids play), ignored stop signs and speeding through areas where children play and walk to and from school
and friends often. As a mom, this is deeply concerning to me. We have not even seen the full extent of
the negative impact with the development of the new, medium to higher density CBH neighborhood
being developed across from the YMCA. The applicant has not provided a complete Traffic Impact Study
evaluating these peak conditions. The Rezone Checklist requires this analysis before consideration. Without it,
the application is incomplete and premature.
3. Inconsistency with the Comprehensive Plan & FLUM
The Comprehensive Plan emphasizes compatible neighborhood transitions, adequate public facilities, and
sufficient commercial services. Our commercial development is still limited in South Meridian, and adding high-
density residential in isolation is inconsistent with these planning principles. This growing area still has many
commercial needs that are not being met.
My Requests:
• Confirm whether the applicant submitted all required studies (Traffic Impact Study, utility capacity reports,
public facilities impact analysis).
• Postpone recommendation until all required documents are submitted, made public, and reviewed.
• If the city considers approval, require conditions such as:
– Mitigation or contribution agreement with West Ada School District
– Traffic improvements addressing peak school/YMCA hours including widening the road to add turning lanes
in front of the school
– Significant increase to parking spaces and capacity to accommodate a minimum of 2 cars per household,
due to streets and public commercial parking lots already being congested
– Extended and phased development tied to demonstrated school and transportation capacity
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Thank you for your time and your service. Please confirm receipt and include this email in the public record for
Case H-2024-0072.
Sincerely,
Ana Lee Hjelm
Meridian, Idaho
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