2023-03-01 Ken Freeze
Charlene Way
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Sent:Wednesday, March 1, 2023 5:30 PM
To:City Clerk
Subject:Artisan Victory Market Project (H-2022-0066)
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Bruce Freckleton March 1, 2023
City of Meridian
Community Development Director
33. E. Broadway Ave. #102
Meridian, Idaho 83642
I have many concerns about the Artisan Victory Market Project (H-2022-0066).
I’ve spent the last few hours reviewing the documentation for the Artisan Victory Market Project off Eagle Rd.
What I see is a very well-thought-out development. There is just one huge problem; it’s in the wrong place.
I noticed that of the four planned street entrances/exits, two, one to the north and one to the east, will go
through single-family home neighborhoods on streets not intended for heavy traffic. The exit to the south will
not be viable until the development of that property, which could be years away.
While I don’t live in the area, I do travel down Victory about once a week to a medical appointment north of
Victory on Eagle. I can tell you from experience that the traffic in the morning hours is extremely heavy. I must
ask when the last traffic study was conducted on that stretch of road. Because with this addition, it will get
much worse.
I’ve also read many of the concerns voiced by those who have submitted written statements. School children
walking to school, elderly residents, water, parking, and more are all valid reasons to deny this application.
If by some chance this project is approved, over the many objections from the citizens of Meridian, there
should be a stop light installed at the entrance from Eagle.
But I will add that my primary concern for all developments in the Treasure Valley is the issue of water. The
city should research and plan for the increase in water storage and usage. The west has been getting dryer for
well over 200 years. Ask any cattlemen whose family has raised cattle in Idaho for generations. They can’t
graze cattle where their grandfathers and great-grandfathers used to be able to graze cattle. The water table
has dropped and continues to decline. Water storage that has met the needs of the Treasure Valley in the past
will soon be inadequate to supply the needs of the people living in the Valley today, let alone additional
developments.
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People living in the Treasury Valley are just two or three dry winters away from a severe water crisis. Future
water supplies should be a serious consideration for any new business or residential construction.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Ken Freeze
195 E Rosalyn Dr.
Meridian, ID 83642
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