HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter #087 Sally & John Gardner - third submission
Shestak, Joe
From:Sally <sag10415@aol.com>
Sent:Monday, August 3, 2020 8:51 PM
To:Shestak, Joe
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Carmel Plan Commission and City Council:
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This letter is in opposition to the application by Epcon LLC to rezone the 59 acres to PUD at 2724 East 136 Street and
Keystone Parkway (“the Hull property”).
We reside (and have for many years) at 13648 Smokey Hollow Pl (on the west side of Smokey Hollow Pl) which is directly
adjacent to the Hull property, with the entrance to our neighborhood within several feet of the current gravel road entry
onto the Hull property. While we appreciate that Epcon has reduced its total number of proposed homes under its current
petition, other issues still remain. Our specific neighborhood is concerned about adding significant traffic to this already
congested traffic area.
The traffic issues surrounding this proposed development have not been discussed in any detail. We have first hand
knowledge of the traffic situation at 136th and the proposed entrance to the Hull property, as we are directly next to it and
drive and walk by it several times per day. We (both being over age 55) enter and leave our neighborhood by
car approximately 5 combined times per day (and add more when driving children are home). If you assume the 55 and
overs in the proposed neighborhood will do the same, that could potentially add 750 additional car trips to this area on any
given day and time. Many trips of those 55 and over persons will coincide with the new school hours. There are several
times per week (and not just at rush or school hours) that we wait a very long time to be able to enter onto 136th from our
neighborhood. And my husband is intimately aware of the traffic problems, as his car was totaled when he was hit from
behind one evening (not rush hour time) while waiting for east bound traffic to clear so that he could turn into our
neighborhood. Additional potential development on the south side of 136th street could exacerbate the
congestion. Epcon says the traffic issues are not its problem, and has offered no suggestions or solutions. Clearly,
though, the proposed addition of possibly 300 or more vehicles added to this already overloaded stretch of road should be
addressed by Epcon or the City engineer before the project can move forward. Additionally, there is heavy foot and bike
traffic in this same area, and additional entering/exiting vehicles will add to safely concerns.
Sincerely,
Sally and John Gardner
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