2020-08-20 Kurtis Cantley
Charlene Way
From:Kurtis Cantley <kurtis.cantley@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:13 AM
To:Sonya Allen; planninginquiries; City Clerk
Subject:R15 Rezoning for Victory Apartments
Dear City of Meridian Planning Staff and Associates,
I am writing this email to voice strong opposition to the proposed rezoning of the area Southwest of the Meridian and
Victory Road intersection. Myself and my family currently live on Alfani Way, in the Strada Bellissima subdivision.
Allowing a high density development such as the Victory Apartments will have detrimental effects not just on our
neighborhood, but also the surrounding area. There is clearly not enough capacity in the schools or roads to handle such
an influx of residents. My primary concerns are as follows:
1) Traffic congestion is already a huge problem in this area at peak times. Morning traffic northbound on Meridian road
often backs up all the way to Victory due to the poor design of the Meridian interchange with I-84. Southbound traffic
toward Kuna in the evenings is similar (often ~1/2 mile backup or more). Addition of subdivisions to the west have
continued to cause problems on Victory Road as well, and it currently sees a daily traffic count approximately 10 times
larger than its estimated capacity, with peak backups well beyond Alfani Way! This is related to the next point...
2) There is only one access point to this proposed apartment complex containing 380 parking spaces. This access is from
Victory Road, in line with Alfani Way! Of the ACHD estimated 1,259 trips per day to/from these apartments, how many
of them do you think will use Alfani Way, instead of waiting in traffic on Meridian or Victory Roads? If it's even a small
percentage, this will create incredibly unsafe conditions on Alfani Way, greatly endangering our safety, especially of our
children. This is not in any way an acceptable situation.
3) The schools in South Meridian are already over capacity. The city has not and likely cannot move at the same speed as
developers to address the problem, especially if complexes like the proposed Victory Apartments are approved. West
Ada School district would need more land and to pass a bond in order to meet the new capacity.
To summarize, the proposed location for these apartments simply does not meet the requirements for land use
restrictions and conditions of approval provided by the Meridian Comprehensive Plan. It would frankly be irresponsible
to allow construction of these apartments with the already lacking school and transportation infrastructure. I am
confident the City of Meridian will listen to its citizens and make the right decision to keep Meridian a great place to live
and work.
Sincerely,
Kurtis Cantley
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