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From:Lou Ann Henderson <lou@louann.us>
Date:Fri,Dec 27,2024 at 1:11 PM
Subject:Heiner Storage Unit
To:<kent.connelly@lincolncountywy.gov>,<teri.bowers@lincolncountywy.gov>,
<jerry.hansen@lincolncountywy.gov>
Commissioners,
Please stand by your decision on this proposal and deny the appeal.
The proposed development File 111 CUP 24 -Heiner Storage is a very large storage
unit proposal,specifically 138,140 square feet with a total of 246 storage units.The
developer wants to put this in a rural zone,right in the middle of an established
residential neighborhood,and in close proximity to our elementary school.This
development will have a negative impact on the quality of life for the surrounding
residents.
As for our little town of Etna,we don’t need a large scale,commercial storage facility.
We have enough storage facilities in the lower valley.For Etna,it would be nice to see
responsible residential growth and small businesses that benefit our residents and bring
our community together.Storage facilities do not contribute to our local community in
terms of jobs,and they have a detrimental effect on property values.And aesthetically,
they do not blend in with the surrounding neighborhood.
Even more so when the applicants do not comply with the development standards of
Chapter 6 of the Lincoln County Land Use Regulations and did not have authorization
from the Department of Environmental Quality on excavation and sale of gravel from
the property.
Thank you.
Lou Ann Henderson
Etna
From:Noah Christenson <chri4160@gmail.com>
Date:Thu,Dec 26,2024 at 9:51 PM
Subject:Request to Deny 111-CUP-24 Appeal
To:<kent.connelly@lincolncountywy.gov>
Dear Commissioner Connelly,
I am writing today in regards to the appeal of the decision to deny
proposal 111-CUP-24 for the storage megacomplex in Etna.The
Planning &Zoning Commission did not recommend this proposal on
10/23/24,and on 11/13/24 the Board of County Commissioners made
the wise and correct decision to deny it.
This proposal was denied for multiple reasons concerning the proposed
megacomplex’s negative effects on the surrounding area.The Board
denied the proposal due to the severe negative impacts it would have
regarding traffic (creating a dangerous intersection on a 2-lane section
of US-89 with no turn lane and drastically increasing use of a narrow
private lane),the negative impacts it would have on neighbors’quality
of life (increased traffic,noise pollution and light pollution at all hours,
strangers coming and going,functionally turning a quiet rural
neighborhood into an industrial park),concerns regarding its location
directly next to Etna Elementary,and concerns regarding the permittee
who was fined by both Lincoln County and WY-DEQ for violations –
indicating that development was not being conducted in good faith.
I ask you to deny this appeal,as none of the fundamental reasons the
initial proposal was denied have changed.All of the impacts listed
above,which were identified as detrimental to Etna community
members and setting a dangerous precedent for future projects in
Lincoln County,remain the same.Please reaffirm your commitment to
growing the community of Star Valley and Lincoln County by denying
this appeal.
To be perfectly clear,as an immediate neighbor to this proposal,my
concern is not the development of CR Lot 2.I do,however,take great
issue with the conduct of the developers as to how they have
proceeded without authorization and in blatant violation of local and
state regulations thus far.And while I remain extremely concerned with
how this project has already impacted my quality of life and property
value,I am even more concerned with how it will detract from and harm
the communities of Etna,Star Valley,and Lincoln County.Storage units
do not create jobs and they do not provide housing.They are ugly,they
are parasitic,and there are many sitting vacant here already.
For these reasons among many,I again ask you to re-affirm your
decision to deny 111-CUP-24,and require the developers to re-apply
with a new proposal that better mitigates their impacts on neighbors
and would provide better community-serving spaces.
Thank you for your service to Lincoln County and for the excellent
judgement displayed in rejecting proposal 111-CUP-24 on 11/23/24.I
strongly urge you to deny this appeal for the same reasons on
01/08/25.
--
Noah Christenson
719-232-6066
Jackson Hole Based Ski Instructor
Founder and Owner
From:Ray Peltz <raypeltz@yahoo.com>
Date:Fri,Dec 27,2024 at 7:16 AM
Subject:Etna Mega Storage Complex denial appeal
To:jerry.hansen@lincolncountywy.gov <jerry.hansen@lincolncountywy.gov>,
kent.connelly@lincolncountywy.gov <kent.connelly@lincolncountywy.gov>,
teri.bowers@lincolncountywy.gov <teri.bowers@lincolncountywy.gov>
Hello
As a property owner and future resident in the Star Valley,I urge you to stand by your
decision denying the development of the Mega Storage complex in Etna.Please force the
developers to design a more community friendly plan where the complex blends in and is
unobtrusive to the neighbors.It would be really sad if the Star Valley became the Store
Valley.I have storage unit complexes,some several stories high,being constructed in my
area of Omaha,NE;and,they are not a pleasant sight.Worse than shopping malls.
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Ray Peltz _________raypeltz@yahoo.com