2019-05-20 Sandi King, Malissa Bernard Letter to ACHD and Commissioners 5-20-201905-14-2019
ACHD – Planning Dept. Christy Little, Planning Review Supervisor
Austin Miller, Planner II
ACHD – Commissioners: Diana Lachiondo – District 1
Rick Visser – District 2
Kendra Kenyon – District 3, Chair of the Board
Re: Delano Subdivision
DEVCO
The Residents of Alpine Pointe Subdivision, Meridian Idaho respectfully submit to both
ACHD Planning Dept. and all of the Ada County Commissioners.
The residents of Alpine Pointe strongly challenge the validity of the recent Traffic
Count completed 03-2019 – we request another study be done prior to ACHD
making a decision on this proposed development. W e believe this study is
flawed for the following reason, and ask that another traffic count study be done
immediately using the following locations. Please contact either –
Sandi King @ ssking72@live.com or
Malissa Bernard @ mmbernard1@msn.com.
1) Only two (2) exits had counters. There are five (5) ingress/egress points in
Alpine Pointe that currently exist.
A: Wainwright & Eagle Rd
B. Brooksburg Way & Milford
C. Rochester & Chelmsford Ave
D. Camas Creek & Wagon St
E. Camas Creek & McMillan.
Traffic travels (quite often speeding) using all of the directions to get to
another route rather than wait on the slow moving or stopped traffic. It can
take 4 light changes to traveling north on Eagle Rd from Wainwright through
the light at McMillan alone. Then there is McMillan traffic which is just as
bad.
2) There are three (3) additional stub streets, which again will add to our traffic
count:
A. Rogue River
B. Dashwood
C. Centrepoint Way (West of the Business Park on Wainwright) - pending
There would be a huge amount of Commercial traffic and Residential from
proposed homes and 3 story apartments which would dump onto Dashwood –
then throughout our subdivision to exit at one of the 5 different current locations
– most likely NOT Eagle Road nor McMillan because of the current traffic load
and backup on a regular basis.
Commercial businesses include Hobby Lobby, Dicks Sporting Goods, Kohl’s,
Verizon, Walgreens, the New Fast Eddy’s, many Restaurants and small shops.
Residential traffic from proposed Delano’s 85 Single family homes; 96 units - 3
story apartment complex and the currently under construction (though this
number may increase to 200 units or more at the ultimate CUP agreement) – 3
story - Brickyard Apartments with 279 units.
There remains several pieces of property each from 5 – 8+ acres of additional
future development that will also funnel into our subdivision if this proposed plan
is not revised. This is unacceptable under any residential criteria. I have not
found another subdivision with this situation where Commercial traffic and large
volumes of residential traffic are deliberately routed through an existing
Residential Subdivision. This will become another arterial to avoid Eagle Road,
McMillan Road and Ustick – to cut through for a shorter route.
We would request that the Residential zoning for the apartments be limited to R-
15- 2 story, rather than R-40. Even though emotional issues do not play a role in
your decision making – Please Consider – that I believe we all want our beautiful
city and county to remain a livable place to be … this is clearly not moving in that
direction.
Also consider that the area of land from Hobby Lobby to the southern edge of
Alpine Pointe Subdivision when fully built will be about the size of McCall
(approx. 3300)… yes … in a very small area. Would YOU live here? Would you
want your children or grandchildren playing here?
Property Value in our subdivision will Drop due to this traffic variance currently
being considered.
Rather than allowing Delano to use Dashwood Or Wainwright please consider
our review of the street layouts. It would be more practical to end Centrepoint at
the proposed housing and apartment development and connect Centrepoint to
Jasmine Ln which would then exit on Eagle Road, or connect with the existing
stubs at the Brickyard Apts and Fast’s Eddy’s for connection of Jasmine to
Centrepoint Way East/West without connection to Eagle Rd. I want to stress
again … it is unacceptable to route Commercial/Business traffic through a
residential subdivision. Right turns won’t work because traffic will take the route
of Least Resistance … It won’t be onto Eagle Rd, they will go West on
Wainwright through our subdivision and then cut through Madison Park and
Settler’s Bridge entering onto Locust Grove. This is already a traffic cut through
by citizens who are not wanting the long wait from Eagle Road or McMillan
Road.
The numbers reported by the developer keep changing but using his figures,
85 homes – 2 cars each = 170; 96 apartments – 1.5 cars each = 144 - For a
total of 314 vehicles at a minimum of 1 trip each (out & back) = 628 That’s
only the proposed project & does not include the existing Brickyard
Apartments that are partially built estimated 279 units (247 residential, with 32 of
the residential behind approximately 32 commercial units), the existing 80 four-
plex units at Centrepoint/Ustick, the soon 24-hour nature of the Fast Eddy’s
business, commercial traffic from all commerce at Ustick/Eagle/Centrepoint, and
the future unknown development capacities of the 8.2 acre parcel (Ketlinski), the
5.14 acre parcel (Hedrick), and the 5.0 acre parcel (Wong).
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sandi King
2453 E Honeywood Ct
Meridian, ID 83646
ssking72@live.com
208-901-2989