HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-11-19 Pattie Schleicher
Charlene Way
From:Pattie Schleicher <pattieschleicher@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 19, 2025 3:17 PM
To:Nick Napoli; Bill Parsons; Kurt Starman; Brian Whitlock; Liz Strader; Doug Taylor; John
Overton; Anne Little Roberts; Lucas Cavener; 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 Pattie Kraft, 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.
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 parent, this is deeply concerning to me. 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:
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– 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
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,
Pattie Kraft
Century farm resident
Meridian, Idaho
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