HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-04-06 Celeste Fox Latitude Forty Three Subdivision H-2024-0059
From: Celeste Fox
Date: Monday,4/6/26
To: Comment&meridiancit�org
Members of the Meridian City Council, Mayor Simison
Please reference my latest email of 2/21/26
1 am the original Woodbridge owner/resident of 582 S Woodhaven since 2004. My house will
directly back up to the proposed Latitude 43 subdivision.
I have written quite a few emails to the mayor & council over many years regarding the plot of
ground directly to the east of my house --some in support, some against. I appreciate that over
the 20 some years I have lived here, the Mayor & council have been considerate about
Woodbridge & the challenges we have faced.
I wrote to you in February of this year requesting a denial for a variety of reasons. The
development now included a brand new builder (6 days before the hearing) which felt like bait
& switch. We had no communication with the new builder and no time to review how the
application had changed. We also had not heard any resolve of our continued traffic concerns.
Subsequent to the February council meeting, I have had a chance to attend two meetings with
the builder, one where they presented an overview of their project and an open house at KB's
studio where we were able to preview some elevations with the minimum setbacks to the
fencing behind me. At that meeting, I was able to find out more about their product & discuss
concerns with team members.
Since the KB meetings, I also had a chance to discuss quality with a KB homeowner. While I wish
their houses had a little more enhancement on the exterior of their homes, it appears they are
trying to give people a quality home with many customization choices for the interiors, focusing
on quality products. In addition, the homes are custom built in that they are individually built
after purchase with the buyer being able to choose the lot, model, &finishes. This I believe sets
KB apart from some other builders.
While I am sad that Pacific Lifestyle Homes is no longer the builder, I see the value of approving
this current application. I & other Woodbridge homeowners have a few concerns that I would
like to see in the development agreement:
1. KB Homes will work with adjacent homeowners on the fence issue. I rebuilt my fence to
my property line, but others have not.
2. A minimum setback to Woodhaven homes be specified. The builder could change as
well as the current elevations.
3. Improvement of the amenities for phase one: the amenities for children &teens appear
inadequate. KB indicated that additional amenities planned for phase two are expected
to be accessible by families in phase one. However, there is no timeframe for the
completion of phase two and the design for phase two elevations has not been set.
4. Woodbridge would have a chance to review phase two prior to approval. Possibly small
medical offices like those that we expected next to Woodbridge?
I have had a chance to review the sitemap for the area including adjacent properties & where
the road could ultimately connect with Cadillac. A new alternate road is starting to seem more a
possibility to me. The mayor did state that developments drive the possibilities of construction
of a new road. I now know what he meant by that. I sincerely hope that the city, ACHD,
developer, & builder could work together sooner rather than later to make this happen. With
this development, the beginning of a new road can happen. I do not want to impede that.
For all the reasons above, I now want to register my support for Latitude 43.
Thank you for your consideration.
Celeste Fox
582 S Woodhaven Ave
Meridian ID 83642