HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Testimony Email by Jim Wolf 3/18 PZMachelle Hill
From: Jeanette Ockerman <ockermanj@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:18 PM
To: Machelle Hill
Subject: Fw: meridian zoning
Machelle,
Could you please include the comments from Jim Wolf in the public testimony for Thursday, March 20
zoning meeting per his permission? Thank you.
Jeanette Ockerman
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From: Jim <jbigdog08@gmail.com>
To: Jeanette Ockerman <ockermanj@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: meridian zoning
I would have loved to but I am on my way to a funeral out of town sorry I won't be able to make it but
you could forward that letter to her if you wish. Thank you
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 18, 2014, at 2:24 PM, Jeanette Ockerman <ockermaniCa~yahoo.com> wrote:
Hello Jim,
Thank you so much for this information. I think your comments are very important. Would
you be willing to testify at the zoning meeting on March 20 at 6:OOpm? Or send you
comments to Machelle Hill, Deputy City Clerk (mhill(a~meridiancity.org). She is the one who
puts together the information and public comments for the zoning commission.
Thank you,
Jeanette Ockerman
From: Jim Wolf <jbigdog08ta"~.qmail.com>
To: Jeanette Ockerman <ockermanjtc'~i.yahoo.com>
Cc: maggieweekes1(c~aol.com
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: meridian zoning
Hi Jeanette,
I am addressing the proposed Meridian city Redzone Treasure Valley Center 10 located
in section 14 T.3n.,R.1W., B.M. Meridian, ADA County,. Idaho
The residential proposed in RA is suitable for the acreage per house.
The residential business proposed TN-C town houses and apartments are not suitable
because they are not managed properly and will allow low income residents in which
will raise the crime rate and vandalism in our neighborhood.
With the proposed new roads which they are planning on tying in to Ten Mile will raise
the traffic flow on Waltman, Lilac and Verbena which will force ACHD to widen these
roads from 24 feet to 36 feet to be able to accommodate the traffic flow. This will take
away an estimated 6 ft from property owners as well as possibly forcing some property
owners to move their wells back. They are supposed to be a minimum clearance from
center line of roadway an estimated 20 feet.
To justify my statement the elementary school on Waltman as well as the proposed
houses in R8 and apartments in TN-C will raise the traffic flow by parents taking kids to
school and picking them up on a weekly basis including bus traffic.
This will force ADA County to pipe canal on Lilac Street which is not managed by
Meridian-Nampa irrigation. It is maintained by property owners which in essence ADA
county will have to pay property owners to come in and the the canal that runs behind
the property owners to be able to widen the road due to the fact that the property lines
meet in the middle of the canal. By opening thru roads to Ten Mile also will allow non
resident traffic flow that normally would not occur. This will ultimately decrease the value
of our home rather than increase the value and we do not find this suitable.
Thank you.
Jim Wolf