2020-03-18 Teresa KaufmanTeresa Kaufman, 2511 WTurin Ct., Meridian, ID
Concerning application and public hearing for McMillan
Independent Senior Living H-2020-004
I have two issues I would like to address:
1)During the last public hearing regarding the rezonirtg for this
project the height of the units were questioned by the council as
well as the public. The deveIaper justify the height by stating the
set back of the buildings and the mature trees along Cortona
Way would help blend the structures into the neighborhood of
one and two story homes.
I wanted the counsel members to realize that we do currently
have mature svcamore trees. however they have veru invasive
root systems that currently are buckling the sidewalks along
ortona way and causing issues with the sprinkler system. In
other areas of the Bridgeto er community they began removing
this sarne species of tree last summer due to the same issues,
replacing them with smaller- less invasive tulip trees. It is my
understanding that it is just a matter of time until those along
ortona way are also removed, thereby lowering the the
treeI ine height that they see as "blending" this four story
complex irito a trail itionaI neighborhood.
) During the meeting the public also addressed the concern of
additional traffic onto Corona Way and McMillan Rd. The
developers explained that as this was a 55+ community with
amenities, the additional traffic would not impact as much as
other developments. Although I appreciate the fact that a 55+
community would be less impactful than a traditional
apartment complex, the fact still remains that a
the fact still remains that a 162 additional households entering
and exiting from two points will impact traffic tremendously.
We are all aware that of those 162 fomes most of them will be
double occupancy and the average 55 yea old has another 15 to
0 years of commuting for employment alone. Plus with this
being an ACT] VE 55+ community I would expect residents to
have additional activities as well.
Thank you for your consideration