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Summary

The Summit Ridge Homeowners Association and neighboring communities and subdivisions have joined to assess the effects of the hypermart (large combination convenience store with sit down space and numerous fueling stations) proposed for a site abutting the 239 homes in the Summit Ridge community. After reading numerous studies by government agencies and real estate experts, the Greenhurst Midland Action Committee (GMAC) has serious concerns including the following:

• Exposure to known carcinogens, such as Benzene (a chemical in gasoline) to those living in the numerous homes which are near the fueling station.
• Jeopardizing the economic viability of the two close-by neighborhood gas stations.
• The undeniable negative impact on property values because of their proximity to a gas station.
• The increased likelihood of crime in our neighborhood due to the presence of a gas station and a convenience store

GMAC believes that it was a poor decision to allow a gas station to be built at the proposed location and hereby requests that the City of Nampa rescind its decision to allow Kum & Go’s proposed business location. We believe our local zoning ordinance lacks safeguards to protect our neighborhood. We request that the City of Nampa consider an amendment and not allow Kum & Go to be built in this location. If the proposal has already been submitted, we request the City of Nampa consider putting these applications on hold while local officials study the best way to move forward.

GMAC also advises that disclosure be followed by the City of Nampa, since it seems that none of the Summit Ridge neighborhood or adjacent subdivision occupants were advised prior to the purchase of their houses that a gas station was a potential neighbor. In fact, many of the realtors who represented homebuyers in Summit Ridge were unaware that a gas station was even a possibility; they believed it would be a dental office or other non-controversial enterprises. In addition, representatives of the developer told us that whatever was constructed there would be "something like a dentist office" or "suitable for the neighborhood." As shown in the listing later in this report.

Several people relied on this information to proceed with their purchase and would not have done so had they known a fuel station was included. Clearly the residents were misled and kept in the dark, and many millions of dollars were spent purchasing properties that would not have otherwise been purchased. And it appears that at no stage of this process was the interests of the local residents taken into account by either the developers or the City of Nampa. This report lays out in further detail our concerns.