2022-09-07 Kim Nero
Charlene Way
From:Sonya Allen
Sent:Wednesday, September 7, 2022 10:04 AM
To:kim nero
Cc:Clerks Comment
Subject:RE: Oppose Klein Huis at Victory and Meridian AZ, CUP H-2022-0051
Thanks for you comments Kim, they’ll be entered into the record as public testimony for this project.
Sonya Allen | Associate Planner
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From: kim nero <neromom408@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 8:19 AM
To: Sonya Allen <sallen@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Oppose Klein Huis at Victory and Meridian AZ, CUP H-2022-0051
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kim nero <neromom408@gmail.com>
to brad, sallen
I am writing to oppose Klein Huis at Victory and Meridian AZ, CUP H-2022-0051. It is very upsetting
how many times Meridian city keeps considering and most of the time allowing developers who
purchase the property as one zoning code to rezone so they can build more homes/apartments or
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multi-units on R8 instead. I heard about this particular property via a phone call meeting in April of
2020 to put in apartments and opposed the change at that time and again opposed the building of
apartments in August of 2020. After learning more about the development plan it is clear that this
needs to be stopped. There are many environmental reasons like the 43 species of birds that live on
this property but I am listing issues that affect the surrounding homes:
1. The first thing that makes me leery is the need to rezone the property. That indicates that
the initial planned use doesn't benefit the developer. It also tells me that the change is likely
not to fit the surrounding zoning. R15 is not the same as the surrounding zoning. The
homes in the adjoining area are higher end homes and the rentals proposed will only bring
down the value. I think the developer is being disingenuous and being they don't even live
in Idaho, do not care about destroying the Meridian community.
2. Traffic from this development is by its very nature much higher due to the density of
dwellings. The Meridian/Victory Intersection is already congested with all the growth. One
driveway in and out will create a huge amount of congestion. Many of these rental dwellers
will be using our neighborhood, Bear Creek and Strada Bellisima as well as other
surrounding areas, as a cut through to get around the traffic on Meridian. We have kids and
pets who play in this area. How many of them will have to be hurt or maimed before the city
council rethinks that making more money off the developer was not more important than
keeping an existing neighborhood safe.
3. The schools in our area are already full to capacity. Children from these rentals will want to
go to school in this area so the schools will be even further over filled.
4. There is no connectivity option from surrounding neighborhoods. This build will be a rental
only stand alone community. All other subdivisions flow from one neighborhood to the
other.
I pray that for once the city council will listen to the current residents who are sharing their concerns
instead of the developer who made a bad purchase of property. I am not of the belief we need to
build more housing in Meridian. If homes are not available in Meridian the family can look in
surrounding cities for a home. Meridian needs to slow the growth so that the residents of Meridian
can also enjoy living here.
Kim Nero
3050 S. Denali Way
Meridian, ID 83642
408-316-9423
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