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Council continues Latitude 43 hearing after Woodbridge residents raise traffic, safety and fence concerns
Summary
After hours of testimony from Woodbridge residents about traffic backups, two recent pedestrian incidents and fence/property disputes, Meridian City Council continued the Latitude 43 annexation/subdivision hearing to April 7, 2026 to allow the developer, staff and regional highway partners to complete a traffic impact analysis and work on collector alignment and mitigation measures.
Meridian City Council voted Feb. 24 to continue the public hearing on Latitude 43 (H2024‑0059) to April 7, 2026, following extensive resident testimony about traffic, safety and neighborhood impacts.
The project team told the council the application covers about 17.27 acres planned for 79 single‑family lots across two phases (roughly 59 in phase one north of Five Mile Creek and 20 in phase two south of the creek) and an approximately 1‑acre commercial parcel. Developers said they can dedicate the right‑of‑way for a future east–west collector — a change staff and the council have been pursuing to reduce cut‑through traffic in the adjacent Woodbridge neighborhood.
But residents from Woodbridge — which sits adjacent to the proposed development — pressed the council for more before approval. "We have speeders, we've had two children hit; our subdivision is already overwhelmed with traffic," said Robin McCully, representing the Woodbridge HOA, who urged council to deny Latitude 43 "until some meaningful resolutions and clear protections are in place." Other residents described near‑misses, two recent incidents where children were struck or knocked from scooters, and a perception that required traffic analysis had been delayed since a 2024 request from the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD).
Councilmembers and staff asked technical questions about school assignments, open space, phasing and the missing traffic study. Staff and the applicant said a TIA scoping memo exists; the applicant committed to submit the traffic impact analysis to ITD promptly and to work with Ada County Highway District (ACHD) on collector alignment. City staff also shared a staff‑developed variant of the collector alignment that would produce a more direct east‑west connection through the southern portion of the property and reduce the number of sharp turns.
Councilman Overton moved to continue the hearing to April 7, 2026, to give city staff, the applicant and ACHD/ITD time to complete the traffic analysis and to allow the applicant to meet with neighbors and return with revised plats or development agreement language if appropriate. The motion passed by voice vote.
What happens next: The applicant will submit the traffic impact analysis to ITD, continue coordination with ACHD on the collector alignment and meet with Woodbridge residents. Council leaders and staff indicated they will consider interim measures — such as temporary traffic controls and whether emergency‑access measures deserve further review by ACHD — while the parties work toward longer‑term mitigation.
