2020-05-06 Jo Phillips
Charlene Way
From:Chris Johnson
Sent:Wednesday, May 06, 2020 9:22 AM
To:Charlene Way
Subject:FW: Proposed apartment complex on the South West corner of Victory and Meridian
Road.
From: Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 9:12 AM
To: Jo Phillips <kenandjophillips@gmail.com>
Cc: Liz Strader <lstrader@meridiancity.org>; Chris Johnson <cjohnson@meridiancity.org>
Subject: RE: Proposed apartment complex on the South West corner of Victory and Meridian Road.
Ken and Jo,
Thank you for including us on your email. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and comments with
us.
At the City we take public feedback seriously and want you to know that we have received your email and have read
your comments. However, because this project is part of an open application City Council should refrain from
commenting outside the public hearing.
I am copying our City Clerk to this email as it will be included in the public record.
Thank you again for contacting up with your concerns.
Mayor Robert Simison
City of Meridian
All e-mail messages sent to or received by City of Meridian e-mail accounts are subject to the Idaho law,
in regards to both release and retention, and may be released upon request, unless exempt from disclosure by law.
From: Jo Phillips <kenandjophillips@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 11:08 PM
To: wshrief@jub.com
Cc: governor@gov.idaho.gov; Liz Strader <lstrader@meridiancity.org>; Robert Simison <rsimison@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Proposed apartment complex on the South West corner of Victory and Meridian Road.
Dear Wendy: My husband and I, Kenneth and Joanne Phillips own and occupy a home in Strada Bellissima and
wanted to voice our opinion and opposition of the proposed project of high density, two story apartments
generating high traffic. We totally agree with all points given by Larry Chase, the President of the Strada
Bellissima Homeowners Association who has contacted you. It is my understanding that you are the planner
for JUB Engineers.
We are very concerned of the additional traffic it will create; not only on Victory but also caused by drivers
using our subdivision roads as a thoroughfare, out of pure frustration of trying to use any means to get to a main
road. The City of Meridian will have caused all of these negative situations by approving such a disastrous
project as this at the given location with extremely limited Victory Road access. The project (with no direct
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access to Meridian Road) poses extreme and unnecessary dangers to citizens in this entire area using Victory
Road. Are our elected officials lacking common sense? The intersection at Victory Rd and Meridian already is
known for its MANY accidents causing serious injuries, and possible fatalities. This proposal uses no common
sense for the good of our citizens. Therefore, it seems there is most likely politicians and land developers in
collusion who don’t care about the safety of citizens. This is reality and truth or this would not be under
consideration.
It only balloons further: We have families with children and many who often take walks through Strada
Bellissima and Bear Creek Subdivisions which would be at risk in these neighborhoods with frustrated drivers
(many younger without the mature driving skills obtained through experience). They just don’t realize the
danger speed and erratic driving through residential areas can cause. Lets be sensible here. We, not only in
Strada Bellissima, but also the tenants of the proposed high density apartments and any citizens using this route,
will be put at risk DAILY with no SAFE access out of our areas to Meridian Rd, the main access to the freeway.
Right now the only safe access for our subdivision is the exit via Alfani to Victory Road. With all the housing
developments down Victory Road it presently is often difficult to get onto Victory.
To alleviate the dangers to citizens driving or walking in this area, Victory Road would need to be revamped
with two lanes each way and a street light at Victory and S Alfani Way; or have the entrance and exit of the
proposed project at Meridian Highway and reduce the speed limit to 35. I know for a fact with the road funds
being used for other expenses caused by the Coronavirus, revamping the canal and Victory, installing a street
light at Alfani and Victory is not going to happen. The only solution is to have the access to this project at
Meridian Highway and reduce the speed limit to 35. I believe even with that the City is placing citizens at risk.
So the solution is to use this property for maybe light commercial use and less traffic flow? An additional 350
cars coming in and out at Victory so close to the Meridian Highway is something only elected officials that are
not weighing the safety issues would consider. Its just crazy and scary this project has gotten this far.....
I’ll be copying this to as many officials as comes to mind and I’ll keep it incase this project gets pushed through
like other ones have with inadequate road planning to compensate for land development.
When any of our citizens are injured or killed as a result of this project being approved if it is, I for one will be
printing it for the news agencies and reminding officials that they didn’t keep their oaths in working for the
good of their communities, including safety of their citizens.
Please, respectfully, put politics aside this time and do the right thing by closing the books on this one.
Sincerely,
Ken and Jo Phillips
Residents of Strada Bellisima
Subdivision
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