HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter from Scott Grubaugh & Bud MarzFebruary 7, 2008 ~~~'~I,~
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Madame Mayor and City Council Members:
In a letter submitted for testimony to the Ten Mile
Interchange/Environmental Impact Study dated December 4th, 2007, I
outlined a few concerns for the future of our property on Tasa Drive.
Among the issues our disappointment in the decision of Meridian to
exclude Tasa Drive in the Ten Mile Area Specific Plan. As it stands the city
has adopted in its plan high density employment on both sides of Ten
Mile, north of 1-84 and mixed employment south of I-84 and east of Ten
Mile north of Overland Road. A road running from Overland through the
commercial area and under Ten Mile will provide access to Tasa Drive.
As stated in my letter after the construction of the Ten Mile Interchange
there will be seven residential properties of approximately one acre each
south of Tasa Drive and below the Rindenbaugh Canal located on what
could be considered an island in a sea of commerce.
In addition I had concerns about the increased noise created by
increased traffic flows and commercial businesses. I also expressed
concerns about the affect that what happens around Tasa Drive and
future planning will impact our property values. There is no doubt our
quality of life is going to change, probably for the worse and for us, future
planning for our lives and property is impossible at present.
In conversations with Matt Ellsworth of Meridian Planning and Zoning and
David Zaremba of the Meridian City Council it was brought to our
attention that the current thinking of the City of Meridian is to lump Tasa
Drive in with the area above the Rindenbaugh Canal and west of Ten Mile
and designate it all low density residential in the forthcoming Southwest
Meridian Comprehensive Plan. Because of the concerns listed I know
many of us remaining on Tasa Drive couldn't disagree more.
I hope the council will consider Tasa Drive in amongst commercial
endeavors, the topography of Tasa. Drive between the freeway and the
Ridenbaugh Canal, the access to Tasa Drive through commercial areas
and its location specific to the new Ten Mile Interchange. These
conditions seem to make it ideal for designations other then low density
residential.
For example, more mixed use employment, neighborhood center/mixed
use or medium/high density residential. A flow from neighborhood
center/mixed use employment to medium/high density residential as Tasa
Drive will in all probability be extended towards Black Cat in the future
would be ideal. These are all within the scope of bullets for the future land
use adopted buy the City of Meridian.
As I know, Tasa Drive by its unusual location is difficult to think of when
planning for the future. I hope that my comments and suggestions will be
helpful to the Meridian Planning and Zoning and the City Council when
considering what to do with Tasa Drive in the up coming Southwest
Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
Thank you for you attention to this matter,
Scott Grubaugh
3475 Tasa Drive
Meridian ID 83642
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RECEIVED
February 19, 2008 FEB 19 2008
Madame Mayor and City Council Members: ~?~ l ice
We fully support and in are in full agreement with the letter from Scott Grubaugh.
As land uses are being considered, during the time our land has been on the market for
sale, we did have a full price offer from a church. The sale fell through because they were
unable to get their financing. They felt this was the perfect location. Hopefully this
example of potential land use could be considered in planning going forward.
We are extremely concerned that if the homes on the south side of Tasa remain, the
property values will plummet because of the interchange and the construction.
Thank you,
Bud Marz
3523 Tasa Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642