Bob & Gail Bacon 2.21
C.Jay Coles
From:Genesis Milam
Sent:Friday, February 2, 2018 7:48 PM
To:C.Jay Coles
Subject:Fwd: Costco
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From: Gail <gbcoug@msn.com>
Date: 2/2/18 2:49 PM (GMT-07:00)
To: Anne Little Roberts <alittleroberts@meridiancity.org>, Genesis Milam <gmilam@meridiancity.org>, Joe
Borton <jborton@meridiancity.org>, Treg Bernt <tbernt@meridiancity.org>, Luke Cavener
<lcavener@meridiancity.org>, Ty Palmer <typalmer@meridiancity.org>
Subject: Costco
Dear Meridian City Council members,
It is our understanding that Costco has filed an application to build a big box store near the corner of Ten Mile
and Chinden. My husband and I just returned from shopping at Costco in Nampa. As we waited in line at the
gas station, I was struck that this could become a reality in our neighborhood.
Observing the gas station with lines of cars waiting in many bays, a parking lot filled with cars circling for a
space, a tire center, a huge main facility, trucks….I simply could not comprehend why this type of industrial
complex would even be given the tiniest consideration for placement in a residential neighborhood. Added to
this is the current extremely stressed infrastructure with crowded roads and increasing traffic accidents.
We are requesting that you do NOT change the current comprehensive plan, keep this area of Meridian a
sought-after place to live, and consider the huge, negative impact this will create on our daily lives, home
values, and environment. Please do not let the allure of tax revenue trump the quality of life that you want
Meridian to represent. Bob and I are members of Costco…..we just don’t want to be able to walk to it! We have
confidence in you, the elected officials representing us, that you will also want to protect Meridian from more
urban sprawl.
Thank you.
Bob and Gail Bacon
6695 N Moon Drummer Way
Meridian, ID
208-297-2331