2023-02-27 Joanna Gabler
Charlene Way
From:Joanna Gabler <joanna.gabler@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, February 27, 2023 3:19 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:H-2022-0066 Artisan Victory Market public comment
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Please accept this submission of my public comment for H-2022-0066 Artisan Victory Market land use project.
I am a resident of an older (1970s) subdivision on the North side of Victory between Eagle and Cloverdale, near this
proposed apartment complex. I have concerns related to increased traffic and congestion at the Victory and Eagle
intersection, as well as Eagle Road between Victory and Overland. These areas are already overburdened, and the
addition of hundreds of cars only exacerbates this issue. In the mornings, high school students are driving to school at
the same time that adults are leaving for work, so the stretch of Eagle Road between Victory and Overland in the
morning is quite an unwelcome sight to behold, and many traffic accidents happen on a weekly basis along this stretch
of road alone as commuters wait through 3-4 traffic light cycles just to try to get to where they are going. The same
pattern repeats itself in the afternoons after 3:00pm and into rush hour.
In addition, I have concerns about the irrigation use. In our subdivision, a few neighbors have had their wells run dry,
and we have had our irrigation seasons cut short recently due to low water supply. I am one of the residents who still
flood irrigates in an attempt to help recharge the aquifer. I also have been on a waitlist for two years to get a new well
drilled before my well runs dry, but the well drilling companies are overburdened with emergency calls from residents
with dry wells. This proposed apartment complex and the associated irrigation water use will certainly have a negative
impact to the surrounding neighbors who are struggling to retain our current water supplies.
Finally, I have concerns related to overcrowding of our public schools within the boundaries of the proposed apartment
complex. The largest (in terms of highest number of students enrolled) high school in the West Ada School District is
Mountain View High School. My daughter attends this school, and is well versed in dealing with the over-capacity
enrollment that has been exacerbated by the multiple new developments on Eagle Road South of Victory Road. This
new apartment complex will add hundreds of new students to the local elementary, middle, and high schools. This has a
ripple effect on the quality of education for out students, as well as increased taxes when West Ada will inevitably
attempt to pass more bonds to accommodate the overcrowding.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Regards,
Joanna Gabler
3100 San Ramon Drive
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