Tronstad Meadows-Whitetail Proposal Public Comment from Gary Moses Aimee Brunckhorst
From: G Mose <mobilt13@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2024 10:00 AM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL Tronstad Meadows-Whitetail Proposal
My name is Gary Moses and I live at 684 Jackson View Trail which is about 1/4 mile south of the Whitefish
Stage/Tronstad intersection.
As I stated in comments to prior meetings, the density of this project is vastly excessive to the existing
road infrastructure, hence safety of the area. To have the second proposal only reduce the number of
lot/dwellings by about 6.5% does not actually reflect the neighborhood concerns that led to the first
proposal being stalled. It is just too big.
Having lived at my residence for over 26 years, I understand the neighborhood would change. I had no
objections to the numerous homes developed on Mannington (between my residence and Tronstad WF
Stage intersection). That was incremental and reasonable expansion whereas Whitetail is far excessive
for the Tronstad/WF Stage intersection. That intersection seems an after thought in the developer and
planners reviews. Focus is almost exclusively on Tronstad/93 junction.
As Keith Haskins stated in a prior meeting, 'the longest delays on Tronstad will be in the westbound
direction because that's the predominant way of traffic heading into town'.While that is correct, it does
not capture that human nature of the residents of this proposal who will be frustrated with the delay,
then switch to alternately use Tronstad/WF Stage which is ill prepared to handle that increase of traffic.
Narrow road with deep ditches define WF Stage, and at that intersection a rise in WF Stage to the north
block the view of drivers turning either way off Tronstad. I have nearly been hit there several times as
traffic coming south on WF Stage, even at the 50 MPH speed limit(or over) are upon a vehicle
accelerating from that stop sign very quickly. That intersection is not ready for the influx of traffic this
proposal brings.
IF road infrastructure of WF Stage north of Rose Crossing had been upgraded the way the WF Stage/
Birch Grove intersection was widened and upgraded, I would not be opposed to the project. Until that
happens, infrastructure and safety must take priority and this proposal should either be postponed or
brought back with SIGNIFICANT size reduction, not a paltry 25 unit decrease.
Based on some statistics about Montana residence, it appears about 26% of homes have children, so at
build out this project would be adding about 100 children to the area who would be put as serious risk of
injuries or death from traffic collisions if this project moved forward prior to road infrastructure
upgrading. That is not acceptable, and is not the Montana way of caring for the next generation.
Thank you for hearing my concerns which are echoes of some other citizens who attended the work
session.
Sincerely,
Gary Moses
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