Nancy Heldt 1-211
Charlene Way
From:Bill Parsons
Sent:Wednesday, January 31, 2018 1:22 PM
To:Nancy Heldt
Cc:C.Jay Coles; Charlene Way; Sonya Allen
Subject:RE: Costco Proposal - OPPOSED
Good Afternoon Nancy,
Thank you for providing comments on the Lost Rapids application. As of this date, the City is in receipt of this application
however, the project has not been scheduled for a public hearing. I have representatives from the Clerkâs office on this
email chain so that your comments can be included as part of the public record. If you have questions regarding the
subject application, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Bill Parsons, AICP | Planning Supervisor
City of Meridian | Community Development Dept.
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102, Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208-884-5533 | Fax: 208-489-0571
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From: Nancy Heldt [ mailto:nancy@theheldts.org ]
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2018 9:27 AM
To: planninginquiries
Subject: Costco Proposal - OPPOSED
Dear Zoning Commission and Planning Staff:
I am very much opposed to the proposal to change the zoning to allow Costco and high density housing to be
built at the corner of Ten Mile and Chinden. This location is inappropriate for a number of reasons:
1. It's smack dap in the middle of existing residential and single family housing, a nice quiet area where safety
is not an issue. Ideally the zoning should allow the continuation of single family housing with a small, tastefully
done shopping area and plenty of green space.
2. The current schools cannot handle the addition of a large number of new students if apartments are
added. Even if the plat is for single family homes, the schools cannot handle it. They are already
overcrowded. No new zoning changes or building should take place until this is addressed.
3. Traffic is already a nightmare and the proposed changes to this as presented will not alleviate the
problem. Because there are only 3 roads supporting this corner which will never change, this is not the best
location for this development. Surely there exists areas in Meridian that already have a 4-street corner with 2
to 3 lanes in each.
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4. We seem to already have shopping areas that cannot be filled with businesses. If we're going to build
another one, let's make it appealing with building that have retail on the first floor and apartments on the 2nd
floor and plenty of green space so it's not just another slab of cement.
If you must proceed with this development, then please put some controls in place that will ease the concerns
of the neighbors. For example, Costco should be limited in making deliveries to their warehouse only between
the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM. Also, no building should commence until all the roads are improved and a new
school built to handle the students. Please don't push these off until after the building is started.
We count on you to ensure that Meridian doesn't become an overgrown mess. Soon we will be like many
cities in California that have no character if you don't control the overbuilding that seems to be going
on. Please reject the zoning change proposed!
Sincerely,
Nancy A. Heldt