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Home My WebLink AboutCommentsFROM ID YOUTH RANCH THRIFT OFFICE FRX N0. 208 375 6315 Oct. 20 2005 10:24AM P2 IDAHO YOUTH RANCH Turntr~g Troubles into Triumphs Board of Directors DIRK KEMVf110RNE Governor HonorarT Member DENNIS DOWNER Chalrman, Bnhc RICK RIETHANN Vice Chairman, Boise JJARIS LANCE H:c [6alrman. Bolsc RON AS}iLEY Boise ALLAN BDSCu 8oi.e Rqr BURSTEDT Posntdlo BILL DANIE:S Boac BRAD DUGDALE FSyden lake TOM MAMAN !erosne D4VID HURRAY Boise CINDY OZAKI Idaho Fall: IYNDA RAWLINGS Booe STEVE RIDE Lcsvsscan JAMES ROPER Burlcr 0.0N SARGENT Boise DON SHEPHERD Nampa BUO SICKINGE0. Pacarelb JOHN STANGE0. Idaho Falla RICH STIVERS Twln Falb LEE T IMM Bdie GIL WALKER Base MARILYN WHYTE 8lacklvot GEORGINA WOLVE0.70N Twln Falls NEIL HOWARD P.esldent ywcriwt ROY MILLER Member Emeritus MIKEjONES Residenc October 2U, 2005 City of Meridian 33 F. Idaho Ave. Meridian, Idaho 83642 RF.: Landscape Ordinance Dear City Counsel members aad Mayor 'T'ammy de Wcerd, This is an attachment to a letter I wrote on October 12,2005 asking the members for an exception to the landscaping ordinance. I did not include in my letter that I would also like the members of the counsel to consider waving the fee for the variance application. This fee is considerab]e and would be a hardship on the Idaho Youth Ranch. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, _ , Jeff I3eamguard Vice President for Retail Operations P.O. Box 8538, Boise, Idaho 83707 ~~ q[CREDfTED Phone: 208377-2613 Fax: 208-377-2819 ~. cawcaGrnGLaEOl.a4c www.youthranch.org Of fFaweff id ryVfS MO CsiDlEal /K OCT.-13'OS(THU) 1706 IDAHO YOUTH RANCH TEL;3112819 P. 002 IDAHO YOUTH RANCH Turning Troubles Ihto Triumphs dosrd of pirac~nrs October 12, 2005 DIRK KEMrfI10RNE Govm nor hlo0cray I'lamher (;lt of Meridian y DENNIS pOWNER E . ~3 i:. Idaho Ave, Clgkmle, Bale Meridian Idaho 8364? wcKnIETMANN , Vice CA11+mOn, Boi.e raacj„rn~~~a ~: RE: ~,andscape Ordinance RON ASHLEY R°I'~ Dear City Counsel members and Mayor Tammy de Weerd, ALLAN flOSCH Bohe RAY BuasrEDT 1 am writing to ask that the city counsL;l reconsider a decision to enforce a i"~rfvlla BILLDANIEIS landscape ordinance Flt out location at 231 Main Street in Meridian. Christy Vigal B""' notified me that because we removed the canopy in front of the Idaho Youth nR~D~ GDS ka Ranch Thrift Store, we would have to install a five foot landscape buffer along TOMMAHAN Main Street. fcraple DAVID HURAAY CINDY DZAKI When we pwGhased the building in 1996, it came with an existing fuel set up. The Ie~Ae Eoll, removal of the canopy became necessary when a fuel lerik under the gas pumps ~YNDA RAWLINGS was disccwered. The leak could not be cleaned up until the canopy was removed onlse STEVE RICE and all cif llle contaminated soil removed LUldenleath it_ L~wl.lan ,AHES eoPley The Idaho Youth Etaxich Board of Directors decided to remove the underground R°" S.aGENT fool tanks at the same time the leak was being cleaned up. This wit I get the Idaho Bolls DON SIIEPHERO Youth Ranch completely out of the !'uel business. Even thuulh insurance covered NPNIIN BUD SICKINGEA moll of the costs of the spill clean-up, the removal of the tanks was done at our P°°'ell„ own expense. This was a very costly venture, but the Board felt the right thing to ~°"" ;~"~ ~,~ do was tc~ remove the complete system and protect the environment. RICW STIVENs Twin fdh LEET'IMM This clean-up project has already eXC;eeded all bud6atcd resources, and is not yet Bniw complete. Monitoring wells were installed this week to monitor the site to make Bol{p "` WA`KE' sure levels of contamination stay under federal requirements. This monitoring MARILYN wHYTE could last severtl more years, but the Idaho Youth Ranch feels this is needed to 9lreklaoe GEORGINA WaLVERTDN protect the environment. Twin F,II~ NEJI HOWARD Requiring the Idaho Youth Ranch to dig into iiS reserves to pay for a lapdSp.a~e 11nWe~c 6.wrlln. ROT MILLEp buffer would seriously compromise ow ability to address any tlltl'oresecn operating "°"i°" ~'"^`" expenses in our treatment programs. All revenue generlted by thl: tht~ft stores is HIKP'JO~ ne used to f71nd our treatment programs 1'or troubled kids and families across the stAte. ~~~ ACCREp1TED P.U. Box 95]9, Boise, Idaho N3707 ~ ~owc.o.~cwuolr~. Phone, 209777.1613 Fax: 201-377-2119 °i'^^""°""""' www.youthranch.org ANO Gq DItN K OCT. -13' 051THU) 1706 IDAHO YOUTH RANCH TEL:3772819 P, 003 '17te thrift stores give back significantly to the community by donatin6 coats to the school districts where the stores are located. We also distribute vouchers to kids and families in need tluough ~1 Ada co assist pei~ple in getting back on their feet. Please consider giving the Idaho Youih Ranch tin exception to the landscape ordinance in this case. I appreciate your consideration. Sincerely, ~vH~' Jeff 9eamguard Vice President for Retail Operations