Pocatello City Council to hear public comments regarding Ammon Park development

POCATELLO — The Pocatello City Council will will big a nationalist proceeding for a projected improvement adjacent a celebrated metropolis parkland astatine its gathering Thursday, July 11.

Park Place Townhomes proposal, if approved, would create 86 townhomes, complete pinch communal areas and stepping trails, connected 10.34 acres adjacent Ammon Park.

Knudsen Engineering, representing proposing developers CMJ Holdings, LLC, brought their connection earlier nan Pocatello Planning and Zoning Commission during a June meeting. At nan conclusion of nan meeting, which included comments from much than 2 twelve residents opposed to nan proposal, nan committee recommended against nan proposal. But nan last determination will beryllium made by nan council.

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The interest voiced astir during nan readying and zoning committee was successful respect to an summation successful postulation successful an already high-traffic residential area.

Joel Dixon, representing Knudsen Engineering, addressed nan interest during that meeting.

“Every improvement has added traffic,” Dixon said. “A batch of nan concerns that person been spoken of person been extracurricular of our control.”

The readying and zoning commissioners sided pinch nan residents, however, saying organization density pinch nan improvement would beryllium “way excessively high” for nan area.

Pocatello’s six-person assembly will perceive comments from Knudsen representatives, past inquire questions regarding nan proposal. Residents will past beryllium allowed to speak for aliases against nan connection during Thursday’s meeting.

City Council meetings are held wrong assembly chambers astatine metropolis hallway — 911 North 7th Avenue. The meetings is scheduled to statesman astatine 6 p.m.