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What are your comments on the
Draft Scope of Work for the
Environmental Assessment?
What do you think is helpful?
What do you think is missing? Question
1 7/19/21 15:03:47 7/19/21 15:04:37 mtodd@mccall.id.us Meredith Todd Meredith Todd 12345 Test Avenue
Hello Meredith & Erin, This is a
test and I believe the form is live.
2 7/23/21 10:04:02 7/23/21 10:08:32 anonymous Erika Prosser 660 Woodlands Drive, McCall
This proposal would put our kids
and dogs at risk. We purchased in
this community because it was
quiet and safe. If this
development was allowed to
access from the Woodlands
community we would not be able
to allow our kids to play freely
outdoors because of the traffic.
3 7/23/21 13:00:00 7/23/21 13:03:09 anonymous Scotty Davenport Mccall
You either accept mccall will grow
or shut it down. You need worker
housing. So its a choice. Not a
game to keep everyone guessing
4 7/23/21 13:45:31 7/23/21 13:49:51 anonymous Ryan Taylor 155 Fox Ln, McCall ID
Safety concerns for Fox Ridge and
Woodlands neighborhoods. If
access to the neighborhood is
though Woodlands or Fox Ridge
these neighborhoods will be
overloaded with traffic. Dienard
is a 25 mile hour road and yet
most people drive 45. This is
going to be the same in our small
neighborhoods. It is a danger to
our residence.
5 7/23/21 16:14:24 7/23/21 16:17:39 anonymous Ed Taylor 690 Fox Ridge Lane, McCall
No matter what the
environmental assessment shows,
it is obvious that 600 homes will
bring traffic like none other in
McCall and 2 outlets will never
begin to satisfy the demand.
6 7/23/21 17:22:05 7/23/21 17:25:28 anonymous Ruth‐Ann Mouw 635 Woodlands Drive
I do not believe Woodlands Drive
should be the only, albeit main,
entrance for the new subdivision
known as Pine Creek. Our home
is located on this road and it has
always been a quiet street where
kids can ride bikes and people can
walk without much traffic. If this
road were to become the only
entrance for all these proposed
homes east of us, well I cannot
imagine the traffic!
7 7/24/21 8:30:40 7/24/21 8:45:09 anonymous Alice Brown 624 Woodlands Drive McCall, Idaho
I am very concerned about the
development of the 158 acres at
the back end of the Woodlands
neighborhood for a number of
reasons. We have a limited
capacity for treating water in
McCall during the busy seasons.
How will we handle an increase in
homes such as the potential
increase proposed by this project?
The site where these homes will
be built is home to all kinds of
wildlife. This wildlife will be
displaced by the building of
homes. Snow melt and storage
will be a huge issue in the spring
when this area is paved. How will
this be managed? Access to the
neighborhood is one of my biggest
concerns. In the wintertime,
Woodlands drive becomes very
narrow due to snow. At times it is
difficult to fit two cars side by
side. It would be incredibly unsafe
to direct traffic to this new
neighborhood down Woodlands
Drive. Fire lanes and pedestrian
safety would not be in place.
8 7/24/21 8:47:49 7/24/21 9:13:55 anonymous Tom & Kathy Kilgore 674 Koski Dr. McCall, ID 83638
Our primary concern is mentioned
in the Draft of the Environmental
Assessment under Section 10 d.
"What are existing and planned
evacuation strategies for the area
in the event of a catastrophic
fire?" At the July 8 stakeholder
meeting attended by City Staff,
the McCall Fire Chief stated the
fire codes recommends 2 egresses
for subdivisions over 30 units. The
Woodlands already far exceeds
that number with only one
current egress. The City has been
given notice of this issue by their
own Fire Chief. Should the City
Council approve phase one of Pine
Creek Ranch without requiring a
second egress, and a catastrophic
fire causes loss of life or property,
it would open the City up to major
lawsuits because they knew of the
danger and failed to act. Please
heed the warnings from the fires
that have been affecting the West
and require the developer to build
at least one more egress before
starting the project.
9 7/25/21 10:13:00 7/25/21 10:23:40 anonymous Pattie Soucek 615 Woodlands Drive, McCall, ID 8
For the most part, I believe the
scope is adequate with the
exception of the Transportation
topic. I believe that a proposed
expenditure item should be
added. For example, to widen any
existing roads or add sidewalks,
what would be the cost and how
would it be paid for. The
developer said at our homeowner
meeting that the current
residents would be assessed fees
such as an LID to cover all of these
costs and he wouldn't be paying
for any of it! Also under
tranportation, require that full
disclosure of the current rights‐of‐
way be displayed and how, if any,
these would need to be adjusted
to accommodate the options.
Also under transportation, analyze
the differences to the
environment and current
developments by requiring the
new development to utilize their
own ingress and egress versus
impacting the existing
subdivisions. Under some
10 7/25/21 10:39:04 7/25/21 10:50:37 anonymous Phillip Brug 628 Woodlands Dr
The study required for the
proposed Pine Creek Ranch
Subdivision (PCRS) needs the
highest priority placed on ACCESS
ISSUES for the following reasons:
1) WILDFIRES: Lands adjacent to
the PCRS and the Woodlands
subdivision are highly susceptible
to wildfires. Climate change is
dramatically increasing this risk.
Safety of the residents, both in
the Woodlands and in the PCRS,
will require multiple options to
quickly vacate homes, while not
interfering with fire fighting
resources attempting to reach
fires. Wildfire activity is straining
fire fighting resources all over the
west. This makes it imperative
that there be multiple good
accesses to and through the PCRS
and Woodlands to combat fires as
quickly, and easily as possible.
What has been considered
adequate access in the past is no
longer appropriate for public
safety. 2) EMERGENCY VEHICLE
ACCESS: The current situation in
11 7/25/21 10:50:43 7/25/21 10:52:37 anonymous Sandra Brug 628 Woodlands Dr.
The absence of sidewalks and
paths in Woodlands Subdivision is
a problem for increasing any more
traffic on Woodlands Drive. This
needs to be studied. I am an
elderly woman and I walk on
Woodlands Drive daily for my
exercise and health, as do many
residents‐‐young and old. Children
walk and bike to school on the
road; they also skateboard, skate
and recreate in the street.
Mothers push baby carriages on
the road. Neighbors walk their
dogs daily down the road. All this
occurs while sharing the road with
vehicles. Currently, this is
frequently unsafe. Adding
substantially more vehicles to this
mix is not a safe option. The
impact of increased usage of
Woodlands Drive needs to be
carefully studied. Sandra Brug
628 Woodlands Dr.
12 7/25/21 10:50:23 7/25/21 10:55:37 anonymous Levi Duke 656 fox ridge lane mccall 83638
I believe that the design team
needs to think about how busy
the road will be on fox ridge. If
you plane on building any amount
of homes or appartments and
routing them though fox ridge
that is a terrible idea. Fox ridge
subdivision shouldn't be a pass
through for your development
gains. Reroute them through Ello
rd or extend it through the school
district. You will piss every
resident off in fox ridge if you do
this. Thanks
13 7/25/21 10:55:40 7/25/21 11:02:30 anonymous Adrianne Duke 656 fox ridge lane mccall 83638
My husband and I are full time
residents here in McCall and we
moved here from Middleton
which was in the farmland to
enjoy the serenity of McCall. If the
bypass is routed through fox ridge
it will upset all residents here in
the subdivision. This is a small
quiet subdivision and it will be
ruined if you do this.
14 7/25/21 11:58:22 7/25/21 12:00:24 anonymous NINON COLLET 1019 FIREWEED DRIVE ,MCCALL
NO MORE DEVELOPMENT.
PERIOD.
15 7/25/21 14:48:55 7/25/21 15:00:49 anonymous Carolyn Wood 1011 Violet Way, McCall ID
Will the developer pay for:1.
Additional water sewage
treatment, or will the homes all
be on septic (affecting the
environment in either case). 2.
Will the developer be responsible
for adding additional water
delivery to all of these homes?
Will the use by these multiple
homes ‐ of City water ‐ reduce
the amount of water available to
existing City water users? 3. Will
the developer be responsible for
adding traffic mitigation for all the
of the additional homes that will
be dumping onto Spring Mt. Blvd.
and Sampson Trail at the very
spot where traffic already builds
up when school is in session, and
now the added traffic due to
Ponderosa Park vehicles being
redirected to leave town via
Spring Mt. Blvd.? 4.Will the
developer be asked to have the
CC&Rs ban all short‐term rentals,
so McCall does not sink further
into a "VRBO town"? 5. Will the
developer be asked to build
16 7/25/21 19:52:01 7/25/21 20:06:35 anonymous Claire Mathews 1015 Violet Way, McCall, ID 83638
I would like to express my
concerns related to this project as
follows: How is the project and
city accommodating and paying
for additional infrastructure
associated with the size of this
development, including traffic on
Spring Mountain Blvd? Will the
developer(s) be paying for new
and/or expanded capacity needed
of schools at all levels? How will
access/egress be impacted at the
corner of Spring Mountain Blvd.
and Deinhard Lane, particularly
during the school year when
congestion and risk to children are
at a peak, not to mention the
impact of added residential,
commercial and visitor traffic
rerouted to Spring Mountain Blvd.
as a result of the “no left turn” at
Railroad? Will the developers or
homeowner pay for any additional
police, fire resources required for
increase population, including but
not limited to new fire station,
first responders, police and traffic
enforcement? How will the city
17 7/26/21 10:50:02 7/26/21 10:53:38 anonymous Lisa Mohler 47 Johnson Lane McCall 83638
Housing should only be sold to
low‐income people with kids, NO
retirement, second homes, short
term rentals or group housing for
empolyees
18 7/26/21 11:07:46 7/26/21 11:30:08 anonymous Craig Campbell 1075 Ridge Rd, McCall
I have a very basic thought on the
process. I was a homeowner
adjacent to the shipping container
homes built on Thompson Ave. At
the time, the city rammed down
our throats the need for
affordable housing and to stop
being a NIMBY. Even Mayor
Aymon rudely chastised our
concerned neighbors telling us
that we will grow to live having
these people as neighbors, which
by the way the people who would
live in those shopping container
homes had absolutely nothing to
do with our objections to the
project. Yet, the council rejected
our concerns and approved the
project because the city needed
affordable housing. Now, I ask the
city to give the same courtesy that
was granted to the developer of
the shipping container homes, to
the developer of this project. The
shipping container developer was
so over his head and the city staff
seemingly showed him every
loophole to get approved and
19 7/26/21 14:18:38 7/26/21 14:26:04 anonymous Alana Gall 150 Fox Lane, McCall ID
I am concerned about the
easement and access to the
proposed development site. As a
homeowner in the Fox Ridge
neighborhood, on the corner of
Fox Lane and Fox Ridge Road, the
access to this development
through our small neighborhood is
not necessary, and would be
detrimental to our community.
We have dogs and little children,
as well as no shoulder in our
neighborhood to enjoy biking or
walking. The construction traffic
through our neighborhood would
significantly negatively affect our
quality of life. There are other
access points available, including
off of Elo road.
20 7/26/21 16:05:21 7/26/21 16:10:29 anonymous John Gebhards 1444 Dragonfly Loop McCall, ID 836
After reviewing the draft Scope of
Work I feel that most of my
concerns will potentially be
addressed. My primary concerns
are related to traffic flow in and
out of the development and how
it might affect existing subdivision,
school access and general traffic
flow. Is there adequate capacity
from city services like water and
sewer? will there be open space
within the development to
preserve the unique character of
the area? How will the
development make sure that
affordable housing issues are
taken into account for the McCall
area. More lots doesn't equate to
affordable housing.
21 7/27/21 7:25:43 7/27/21 7:45:59 anonymous Shauna Enders 648 Woodlands Dr
Traffic is always a concern. Adding
that much more traffic is huge as I
have kiddos. At the meeting he
had with us is it would be our
responsibility to fix our road and
put in a path for him and his
development. Woodlands is a
quiet hardworking community of
locals who work hard in the city of
McCall. Business owners, hospital
personnel, foresters, fire fighters,
etc. The residents of the
woodlands should not have to
financially have to take on this
burden for that persons
development. He should be
providing ways in and out of his
development. I know my family
couldn’t take a possible thousands
of dollars for a path for his
residents. Please preserve our
community. My other concern is
for the wildlife. The elk herd does
come here in the fall if you go out
on any evening you can hear them
bugling. It is truly something
special. Deer, foxes, bears,
mountain lions, and all the little
22 7/27/21 20:14:31 7/27/21 20:22:29 anonymous Suzanne Mack 166 Fox Lane, McCall, ID 83638
I really appreciate that fact that
the City is thinking about the
following, "How can development
of the site be designed to take
advantage of the natural
environment, preserving natural
features such as streamside
environments, intermittent
streams, wetlands, wildlife habitat
and vegetation?" Sustainability is
important and understanding the
natural environment is a great
start. The majority of my
comments will come after the
report is complete and a letter of
intent has been submitted.
23 7/28/21 7:01:08 7/28/21 7:04:40 anonymous Katie Hudson 423 Colorado St McCall Idaho 8363
Against further development, we
need to listen to what is best for
the land and native wildlife. It is
not fit for development and
McCall cannot sustain further
growth with current
infrastructure.
24 7/28/21 9:43:08 7/28/21 9:52:50 anonymous Bruce Rankin 675 Fox Ridge Lane, PO Box 1043
The City’s request for comments
on the 5‐pg Scope of Work is, I
believe, premature. Title 9 and
specifically 9.7.08 is
comprehensive and it would seem
the next step would be to have
the Developer answer all
applicable items and then ask for
Public input towards
omissions/concerns.
25 7/28/21 11:42:21 7/28/21 11:46:50 anonymous David thiede 1010 meadows
The reason us ( locals) live here is
because we like it quiet. Keep
boise out of mccall. Fuck off with
all this development. Go back to
the boise and keep ruining it. All
these development company's
care about is money. Leave mccall
alone!!!
26 7/28/21 12:24:24 7/28/21 12:33:25 anonymous jan stein 708 Reedy, McCAll. POB 1665, McC
I am so grateful that this
Environmental Assessment is
being considered. I support all
the points mentioned & am
hoping that area can remain
forested, alive with plants &
animals. McCall needs green
zones to stay healthy. The idea of
more traffic moving through the
Woodlands is disgusting, this is a
neighborhood full of young
families with children or retired
elders, walking, biking, very
prevalent The environmental
impact on that population would
be devastating.
27 7/28/21 18:14:06 7/28/21 18:19:01 anonymous Courtney Hill 1044 Fireweed dr
The fact that we have a
moratorium on homes due to
sewage and our infrastructure can
not tolerate the current traffic this
is ridiculous. I understand the land
owner wanting to make money.
But at what expense? At some
point the community of McCall
needs to stand together for what
is right for our small town and if
we want to keep it this way and
the uniqueness of a small
mountain town or let literally
hundreds if not another 1000
more homes that overwhelms the
grocery stores, gas stations, blue
collar and white collar for that
matter, hospitals, etc to where
our little bit of quality of life is
killed. Especially if it's of
environmental concern. I do not
support it. Thank you for your
consideration
28 7/29/21 10:14:24 7/29/21 10:15:52 anonymous David Gallipoli 200 Scott St McCall
To the City of McCall The Pine
Creek Ranch development should
not be approved until a
comprehensive study is
conducted on the impact on our
ecosystem, watershed, and
wildlife corridors. This summer,
we have experienced water
restrictions as much of our State is
in drought. We need to know how
this proposed project would
impact water, sewer, roads,
refuse, and the community. We
also need to think about the
growing impact of industrial
tourism from more development.
With more vacation rentals, more
recreators, more fossil fuel
watercraft, and off‐road vehicles,
along with more human presence,
we are harming the natural world
we all love. If we continue our
destructive trends, visitors will
seek other destinations, and the
community will be left with the
aftermath. An overwhelming
amount of rigorous science, peer‐
reviewed, and wildly published
29 7/29/21 14:47:13 7/29/21 14:57:03 anonymous Barclay Hauber 160 Old Pollock Rd, Pollock, Idaho 8
I own a rental property in McCall
which is rented to long‐term
tenants. I am extremely
concerned about the direction the
town is headed in. We need to
work on providing affordable
housing for workers so the
businesses can continue to
operate. McCall is going to be
ruined by the greed of the
minority if you allow
development. Please stop it
before it begins and preserve
McCall. Thank you.
30 7/30/21 8:34:48 7/30/21 8:42:17 anonymous Elizabeth DeCleur 906 Fairway Drive
1. Water in McCall has become an
issue this summer and users are
being asked to cut our
consumption. Taking that into
consideration is a main concern.
2. The traffic it would cause to the
Woodlands subdivision is a big
concern. Traffic it would also bring
to Highway 55 should also be
considered.
31 7/30/21 10:02:37 7/30/21 10:09:28 anonymous Tim Hart 301 Finn Church Lane
Doing an EA will answer for the
city and developer the potential
problems from the high
concentration of basalt and
springs in this area. Blasting and
pumping to someone else's
property are not acceptable this
close to town.
32 7/30/21 16:15:14 7/30/21 16:27:13 anonymous Sheri Class 174 Fox Ln McCall Idaho
1. We are constantly having issues
with the increase population of
deer in town and knowing there
are many herds of deer and elk in
this area, how is this being
resolved? 2. The safety of
children around the subdivision
with increased traffic. There is
currently no transportation to and
from school available for students
in this area. By allowing 600
homes, how are students going to
have proper transportation or
safe areas to walk to school. 3.
How is it possible to have
hundreds of cars drive through
these small subdivisions to get this
new one? How does this affect
the efficiency and effectiveness of
emergency services and
personnel? Having limited
emergency personnel and
increased population can pose a
safety risk for all residents. 4.
The city water and sewer systems
are already affected by the
subdivision in Fox Ridge, how can
the city assist 600 more homes?
33 7/30/21 21:56:40 7/30/21 22:03:24 anonymous Nayomee Robertson 361 Knights Rd
I think it would be such a tragedy
to cut down this beautiful forest
for make way for homes that the
city infrastructure can’t even
handle. That has been forest land
forever and it deserves to be kept
as such. If it must be developed I
would hope that it would be large
1 to 2 acre lots to keep the
integrity of the forest and wildlife
intact. Please do not get rid of this
beautiful landscape and forest
that has been a part of my life
since we moved in next to it 30
years ago.
34 7/31/21 7:33:59 7/31/21 7:54:35 anonymous Anne & Kevin Owen 376 Stockton Ct., McCall, ID 83638
Our property is adjacent to the 90
acres within the proposal. Our
pasture area is already marshy
and part of the 90 acres is that
way as well. If that property is
built up to support the building of
houses, I'd like to understand the
plan to address the groundwater
as I don't want to see the run off
simply flood our property. With
that many houses and roads, will
there be storm drains to handle
the run off in the spring or again,
will it simply end up in adjoining
property? I assume septic tanks
would not be allowed as water
contamination would be
imminent, but if we add that
many homes to the sewer system
in McCall, can the lines and
treatment facility handle it? I live
on Stockton, a dirt road that
already has a variety of issues. If
that is an entrance to the
subdivision, will it be paved? It
cannot sustain that kind of traffic
without improvements. If those
houses are all occupied by families
35 7/30/21 12:17:41 7/31/21 15:23:27 anonymous Melissa Daniels 656 Brady Dr McCall Idaho 83638
I think it is very important to
include the transportation
component in the study. The
existing streets and access need
to be carefully considered and
weighed especially regarding the
safety of our kids. Thought should
be given to the size and capacity
of Woodlands Dr. In the winter,
the road goes basically down to
one lane. Many school children
use this road for walking and
bicycling. I also think that the
overall effects on the community
should be included: how much will
the traffic increase‐ not just on
woodlands drive but also on
Spring Mountain road and the
Deinhard/spring mountain rd four
way stop?at the school.
36 7/31/21 16:40:43 7/31/21 16:48:33 anonymous Jennifer Duplisea 687 Fox Ridge Lane, McCall, ID 836
Addition to environmental
scoping: (1) environmental impact
to surrounding area within 1‐mile
of project perimeter; (2) impact to
environmental sensitivity and
existing infrastructure from heavy
equipment and all traffic for
clearing/grubbing of site,
installation of utility and road
infrastructure to final build‐out of
entire proposed development.
37 7/31/21 19:41:37 7/31/21 20:02:33 anonymous Janice Scott634 634 Ruby St and 601 Lick Creek, M
Considering all our water
concerns, purification capacity, no
more sewer hook ups in the city,
our desperate need for low‐cost
housing and increasing concerns
re open space I feel this project
does not meet our current needs.
There are increasing concerns re
the loss of the "McCall small town
feel". Our family has been
summer residents here since 1917
and we have paid taxes on several
properties with no opportunity to
vote on any of the issues
regarding the area. The Chamber
of Commerce and Developers
seem to be wielding the most
influence! Letters to the Editor of
the Star News will attest to many
of my comments.
38 8/1/21 12:47:28 8/1/21 13:02:58 anonymous Dawna Leedom 370 Knights Rd. McCall, ID 83638
I believe the environment impact
is far greater than anyone can
understand in a project of this
size. McCall has no equivalent
development in the recent years
to compare this to. Firstly, most
environmental impact studies are
bias based off of desired outcome
or who is paying for the
information. This should be
completed by someone not hired
by the developers and should be a
third party with no ties in an way.
This will have implication into
wildlife, public utilities, local
school, well water (which is our
only source; as an adjoining
property to the recently
purchased 98 aces.) McCall can't
support a development of this
density. If the project were
allowed it needs to be controlled
by a realistic outline (ie. multiple
acre lots or larger). I would also
like to mention that this
developer doesn't understand the
current economy of this small
town. McCall isn't in a place were
39 8/1/21 16:20:56 8/1/21 16:23:33 anonymous Todd Leeds 432 Virginia Blvd, McCall ID 83638
Pine Creek Ranch Comments Dear
Council Members, I am submitting
these comments out of my
concern for the potential
development of these parcels that
comprise the proposed Pine Creek
ranch. I live in the vicinity of the
parcels and would be impacted by
the development. While I
commend the city for pursuing an
Environmental Scope of Work, it is
only a start. The city must
complete a full engineering
analysis of the potential impacts
of the proposed development.
The current population of McCall
is approximately 3,350. Adding
approximately 585 units has the
potential to significantly increase
the population of our city. This
development could increase the
population of the city by a range
of 35 to 52 percent assuming a
household size of 2 or 3
respectively. Therefore, the
engineering study must analyze
the additional capacity needed to
support this population growths
40 8/2/21 16:52:25 8/2/21 16:58:12 anonymous Jared Schuster 654 Brady Dr. McCall, ID 83638
I think this is a needed addition to
McCall. I live adjacent to the
property to be developed and am
not happy to hear that I will have
construction noise out my back
door for probably the next five
plus years. I understand that our
tow is going to grow though, and
we need more quality subdivisions
for folks to move into. I do have
some concerns that I think the city
and builder should consider
before building. TransportaƟon –
This is a big concern to me. First
the construction traffic accessing
the property daily through a
neighborhood that is full of
children. Both the woodlands and
fox ridge have many full‐time
residences that have school age
children. Having large
construction vehicles going in and
out throughout the day especially
as kids walk to and from school on
roads that already do not have a
shoulder and are not to full width
will be very dangerous. The
increase traffic on roads in the
41 8/3/21 11:18:16 8/3/21 12:00:18 anonymous Richard Todd 3520 N Rampart Street, Boise, Idah
Generally, the draft scope of work
appears to capture the key
elements for an assessment of the
proposed project. However, I
offer the following specific
comments: 1) Recommend that
the names and background of all
participants (technical
contributors, consultants, etc.) be
included as an appendix to the
report. 2) Under the question of
"How can development of this site
be adequately served to minimize
public costs and impacts on
existing development?" I would
recommend applicant's
consideration of potential on‐site
or off‐site mitigation that could be
offered in the form of permanent
protection of undisturbed habitat
or natural areas elsewhere within
or adjacent to the City's impact
area. This could be by donation of
land or deed restricted land (e.g.
conservation easement). 3) As a
former employee of a Federal
land management agency with
direct involvement in preparation
42 8/3/21 16:23:11 8/3/21 16:26:54 anonymous Thaddeus & Theresa Hof602 Woodlands Drive, McCall ID 83
I have made edits on the
published DRAFT Scope of Work
for the Environmental
Assessment. These have been
sent as a pdf to Mr. Brian Parker,
City of McCall Planner; at
bparker@mccall.id.us. The
following comments are extracted
from the document sent to Mr.
Parker in an attempt to align to
the MS form built for comments
with the on‐line Comment Form
provided by the city. Please let
me know if you have any
questions. General Comments: I
recommend that the EA have a
Revision # as well as a date so that
revisions can be tracked. I
recommend that the EA have a
signature block for City Staff;
“Prepared By” and “Approved
By”. I recommend that the EA
reference some Exhibits for
clarity: Exhibit A: Proposed Area
of Environmental Concern from
the City Exhibit B:
21012_PineCreekRanchConcept_2
10401.pdf Draft EA Section: Title
43 8/3/21 16:26:57 8/3/21 16:28:49 anonymous Thaddeus & Theresa Hof602 Woodlands Drive, McCall ID 83
Additional Comments: Draft EA
Section: Process Steps (I
recommend moving this section
out of this document and to the
Area of Critical Concern web‐site
to be used as a project status.
This would help everyone keep
track of where we are at in the
process. I recommend making
this a table with additional
information to make this more
meaningful and provide estimated
dates for upcoming milestones, as
well as actual dates completed.
See example table below: Column
1 = Step (Such as; “Scoping
Meeting”) Column 2 = Description
(Such as; “Meeting with City Staff,
City Consultant, Developer Team
to discuss the scope of work for
the Environmental Assessment.”)
Column 3 = Status/Reference
(Such as; “Complete/{hyperlink to
meeting materials archive}”)
Column 4 = Est. Date Complete
(Actual) (Such as: “(07‐01‐2021))”
Draft EA Section: Process Steps;
Bullet Point 3. I recommend a 30
44 8/4/21 12:57:12 8/4/21 12:58:10 anonymous Rodger Daniels 611 Woodlands Drive
Comments on the DRAFT
Environmental Assessment Scope
of Work Before looking at your
scope of work outline, I read all
the important comments from the
Woodlands and Fox Ridge
residents. After reviewing the
outline, I would suggest adding to
it in a way that clarifies the
current situation for those
subdivision and that they are
captured separately. 1.Land use,
part c. needs to be expanded to
address each subdivision, in detail,
so nothing of importance is left
out.. It seems like the concerns
could be reflected in two sections.
Sections for Woodlands and Fox
Ridge. Expanded outline would
describe the critical
characteristics of those
subdivisions. The descriptions
should capture the current
character of the neighborhoods
and the lifestyles they enable, as
well as a description of residents
and the lifestyles they lead. There
should also be descriptions of
45 8/4/21 13:11:43 8/4/21 13:32:42 anonymous Erik Myers 425 Rio Vista Blvd, McCall, ID 8363
Overall general comment is there
appears to be opportunity in the
Draft Scope of Work for the
Environmental Assessment to
include additional question /
scope items to ensure as much
POST development impacts are
fully reviewed. In the Natural
Environment Section this should
include: 1. For Plants ‐ What will
the impact on forest / plants be
upon completion of each phase of
development, with additional
focus on impacts after fully
development? 2. For Wildlife ‐
How will wildlife corridors be
impacted after each and full
phase development? What will
the impact on wildlife, including
vegetation, be impacted by the
likely domesticated pets that
residents of the proposed
development will bring to the
area? For Transportation ‐ Other
than 10d, did not see questions
prompting impacts of full post
development on traffic and
especially evacuation
46 8/4/21 15:34:15 8/4/21 15:39:04 anonymous Dawn Matus 608 Woodlands Drive, McCall, ID 8
I am writing in response to the call
for public comments on the scope
of the environmental assessment
for the proposed Pine Creek
Ranch development. Because of
its size and density, Pine Creek
Ranch would be a precedent‐
setting development for McCall
and surrounding areas. A project
of this magnitude could have far‐
reaching implications for the
future of development in McCall
and its surroundings. Therefore, I
strongly believe that the
environmental assessment and
any additional studies performed
for the project should take a two‐
pronged approach. On the one
hand, any assessments should
thoroughly address issues specific
to the site. But they should go
further than that, by taking a wide‐
ranging view and examining what
Pine Ranch and subsequent large‐
scale developments would mean
in the long‐term for McCall and
neighboring communities. As
currently planned, the Pine Creek
47 8/4/21 16:45:05 8/4/21 16:56:35 anonymous Susan Rost 14073 Morell Rd, McCall, ID
Thank you so much for doing this
review before allowing a big
project like this to proceed. We
have two ways to drive to town
from our home. One is Elo Road to
Hwy 55 and the other is Elo Road
to Samson Trail and north on
Samson Trail past this area which
is being evaluated. Therefore
traffic congestion is obviously one
of our concerns. The density of
building you approve will affect all
of us who live in the east end of
McCall along Elo and Farm to
Market Road. I appreciate the fact
that you are doing this study and
will allow public input prior to
approval.
48 8/4/21 18:15:55 8/4/21 18:29:03 anonymous Louise Laduke 657 Woodlands
As I live in the Woodlands, I am
concerned for safety of our
neighborhood and the many
children who live here. I am glad
to see these safety issues are
included in the scope document.
The limitations on school capacity
must be addressed. Assumptions
made that the neighborhood
would be 70% second home use,
are no longer accurate looking at
the recent influx of full time
residents to the area. This must
be considered as well as the
massive need for truly affordable
housing that our community
needs now that should be
included in the very first phase of
this project.
49 8/4/21 18:35:44 8/4/21 18:37:51 anonymous Gail Rankin 675 Fox Ridge Lane
I am writing to share my concerns
about the significant
infrastructure limitations our
community is under and request
that you consider a moratorium
on all new development until
these are resolved. A realistic look
at the actual capacity of McCall
for residents would be invaluable.
The pressure for new
development will not go away. 1.
Lack of sewer capacity. This is a
known limitation. 2. Seasonal
stress to water usage. The lake
must have a finite capacity to
supply water for a community and
I am hopeful this could be
researched as to what that
capacity could reasonably be. We
are being told to water every
other day as water usage is too
high. What would doubling the
population do? 3. Lack of primary
care capacity. There are no
primary care physicians taking
new patients in McCall at this
time which is of great concern.
How can we allow development
50 8/4/21 21:00:57 8/4/21 21:03:37 anonymous Shauna Au 155 Fox Ln, McCall, ID
What do you think is helpful?
The Objective: Identifying the
environmental opportunities and
constraints for development that
balances the various and
competing interests for private
development and the public
interest. McCall is a special and
unique community and public
interest absolutely needs to be
considered to avoid any
irresponsible developments that
would take away from the
community. What do you think is
Missing? Water>Ground water
and Utilities>Water Services: As
water is an increasingly precious
resource, there needs to be a
more in‐depth review of how a
development this size will affect
surrounding areas and McCall as a
whole. More specific information
is needed regarding the impact on
adjacent properties and any
mitigation. Transportation‐ This is
a major issue for the community
as there is a safety concern for the
adjacent properties (Woodlands &
51 7/30/21 14:08:55 8/4/21 22:16:51 anonymous Joseph Fox 295 Rio Vista (owner and summer r
This scoping is deficient in the
following ways: 1) the timing of
public comment is far too limited,
both for the scoping and the
subsequent review. The public
cannot be expected to digest the
information in just a week to 10
days. The period of review for the
staff is just one week which allows
only cursory review based on pre‐
determined decisions; 2) There is
no population study and cultural
impacts study. The assessment
needs to equate the projected
density of houses with the
cumulative population increase of
other proposed developments,
and relate that to a percentage
expansion of the current
population. This project alone
may multiply McCall's population
by 30‐50%. The citizens of McCall
need solid projections and an
overall cultural impact study to
show how such an explosive
population increase will change
the character of the town; 3)
there needs to be a citizens
52 8/5/21 9:24:56 8/5/21 10:59:41 anonymous Don and Pam Sanda 639 Woodlands Dr., McCall, ID 836
First of all, we would like to thank
you for giving this large
development the attention that is
necessary. This draft is a
precedent, setting the parameters
for the future housing
developments in the City of
McCall. After reading the draft
public review for the
environmental assessment of Pine
Creek Ranch, we feel that the
areas of concern have been
addressed. However, we would
like to emphasize certain aspects
of the draft. One of our concerns
is the use of Woodlands Drive as
the main access to the proposed
development. Since this road is
the most direct access from
Spring Mountain Ranch Road to
the proposed new development,
this would result in greatly
increased traffic flow. We feel
Woodlands Drive does not have
the capacity to accommodate the
increased traffic as well as
providing for emergency services
and the safety of pedestrians.
53 8/5/21 10:37:43 8/5/21 11:12:46 anonymous Scott Sword and Dawn C633 Fox Ridge Lane
I have read many of the previously
submitted comments and whole
heartedly echo all of the concerns
submitted. I would emphasize
concerns over the lack of
infrastructure needed to
accommodate this large a
development, the impact on
existing neighborhoods and the
safety and security impacts to the
City and County. Assuming the
development goes forward, what
impact assessments will be levied
to the developer? It seems there
should be considerations given to
the type of residences allowed, if
not by city code, then by CC&Rs.
Will this address the onslaught of
part‐time residences and
residences being used as Air
B&Bs? Is there consideration
given to the density allowed
considering the seclusion of the
parcels. 1‐acre parcels would
impose much less negative impact
than the suggested R4 and R8.
Will there be land set aside for
public use such as a City Park.
54 8/5/21 14:43:52 8/5/21 14:44:17 anonymous Christina Nemec 668 Koski Drive
Population – With a current
population of only 3900, impacts
to schools, hospitaa development
of this size could have significant
impacts on the City of McCall. It
would be nice of the document
evaluate the l, and other City
services at full buildout, as well as
address the proposed timeline as
it correlates to growth that is
anticipated in the comprehensive
plan. Wildlife – I like that the
proposed scope includes wildlife
migration. I think that particular
attention should be paid to elk
migrating in the fall.
Transportation – I appreciate that
evaluation of existing street
networks is included. I would
specifically like to see impacts of
full build‐out traffic to
pedestrian/cyclist safety
addressed for both summer and
winter conditions.
55 8/5/21 14:45:07 8/5/21 15:04:56 anonymous Kimberly Apperson 415 S Samson Trail
Evaluation of impact to
groundwater must show
geographic range of effects and
should consider both the already
built environment and the
potentially completely built
environment if all land that can be
developed within the aquifer was
developed. My concern is that this
project could seriously affect
groundwater quantity and quality
for many residences that have
private wells. I am also concerned
about a large concentration of
traffic and associated noise if very
few roads are to serve as the only
access to a large subdivision.
56 8/5/21 16:40:58 8/5/21 16:47:38 anonymous Andrew Eberly 14246 Hamilton rd. McCall, ID 8363
Very comprehensive, glad to see
McCall taking steps to ensure that
the land is respected and the long
term impacts from development
are considered as the town grows.
57 8/5/21 16:47:49 8/5/21 16:49:14 anonymous Marcia Witte 669 Woodlands Drive
I am submitting my comments via
email as they do not appear to fit
in this comment box.
58 8/5/21 16:53:05 8/5/21 16:56:38 anonymous Steve Harkrader 365 Knights Rd., McCall, ID 83638
I am glad to see the City of McCall
designate the proposed Pine
Creek Ranch development an
“Area of Critical Concern”
requiring the higher level of
vigilance when evaluating the
impacts of such a large‐scale
project on our community.
Perhaps all of McCall should be
considered an Area of Critical
Concern. The amount of
information required by the Draft
Environmental Assessment for
Pine Creek Ranch is quite
impressive. I will be quite
interested in reviewing the
resulting report. I will be most
interested in what the study will
have to say about the increased
population impacts to the
surrounding neighborhoods and
the community at large. I am a
resident/property owner on
Knights Rd. just south of the
project. Approval of a project this
size will change life forever on
Knights Road and in other
adjacent neighborhoods. The
59 8/5/21 19:47:33 8/5/21 19:51:38 anonymous Jen Duplisea 687 Fox Ridge Lane, McCall
An addition: Mitigation and
management of environmental
noise and dust pollution to
perimeter properties and homes,
to surrounding areas as well as to
migratory wildlife, specifically
birds, insects, and deer.