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Apri12, 2008 ~~~iu~~~o~, `~ ~~.~ ..~.,
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TO: Meridian City Council /Planning & Zoning ~~~ ~ ~ 20~~
FROM: Monte & Jackie Anderson ~ ~' ®f ~eridi~
1730 E. Suzan Drive ~' ~1er~ ®~~ e~
Meridian, Idaho 83642
SUBJECT: Application AZ07-016 Providence Development Group LLC
Hubble Development of the Castle Rock Subdivision
We own five acres located in the Uppiano Subdivision that is southwest of where the proposed
Hubble development is being proposed. It's our understanding the proposed plan consists of 880
homes on 181.11 acres for an overall average of 4.86 homes /acre (including roads, etc.). We also
believe that it maybe as high as 8 homes per acre in some parts of the subdivision. We call this low
income housing and we strongly believe that this proposed growth due to the amount and type of
houses does not support a healthy and strong community for the following five major reasons:
1- Roads are too congested and not designed to handle this amount of growth
2- Increase school requirements which are currently over capacity
3- Property values or future development will be dramatically reduced
4- Quality of life can be impacted with the potential of trespassing & higher crime
5- Agriculture zoning and livestock /irrigation potential conflicts
We have nothing against development of property for affordable living. However, we believe that
there should be a mix of various housing. Hubble Homes already has precedence in our area where
we are watching box style houses being developed that we are sure will be rental houses in the near
future. We searched the Internet on Hubble Homes and found no favorable comments on the
livability of Hubble Subdivisions. This confirmed our views of Hubble Subdivisions and the
aftermath that follows.
Based on our five reasons above and the precedence Hubble Homes and other low income homes
have in our surrounding neighborhoods, we are strongly against this development plan as proposed
We would suggest ensuring the roads, schools, property values of neighbors, quality of life and
agriculture conflicts are resolved before approval. In addition, we would like to suggest that the
development of this land is more mid-range housing to promote a mix of all income levels and
affordability. We would also like to suggest architectural standards, lower houses /acre, ability for
other builders to purchase lots and build homes that would provide mixed housing.
We understand the "country living" will ultimately go away. However, we must manage future
growth as responsible citizens, developers and elected political leaders to ensure our infrastructure of
roads, schools, property investments, quality of living and zoning does not diminish because of one
individual's profits & promises.
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Monte derson