Richard Carlson 02-201
Christopher Johnson
From:C.Jay Coles
Sent:Tuesday, February 20, 2018 4:47 PM
To:dccarlson
Cc:Christopher Johnson; Charlene Way
Subject:RE: Ref project: H-2018-004 Lost Rapids/Costco
Thank you for your email. We will include it in the public record for consideration at the public hearing. Let us know if
you need anything else.
Sincerely,
C.Jay Coles
City Clerk | City of Meridian
33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, Idaho 83642
Phone: 208.888.4433|Email: cjcoles@meridiancity.org
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From: dccarlson [ mailto:dccarlson17@q.com ]
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 4:38 PM
To: C.Jay Coles < cjcoles@meridiancity.org >
Subject: Ref project: H-2018-004 Lost Rapids/Costco
C. Jay Coles
City Clerk
I am sending this email concerning the proposed Costco at Chinden Blvd and Ten Mile. We are not
in favor of this project for several reasons. The main reason is that Costco is not the type of business
that needs to be in a residential community. It is a destination type of a store that most people go to
once or twice a month. It is not an impulse store where one stops off for milk, bread, etc. on the way
home after work or stops at several times a week. It does not need to be that close to residents so
that it creates road congestion. It needs to be in a commercial location. We do have a membership
to Costco but do not find that it needs to be that close to our home. If Costco is trying to attract
customers from Eagle, Star and points North then it should be located on highway 44 or even South
at Ten Mile and Franklin Rd.
Our understanding was that Meridian was trying to create self-sustaining neighborhoods which
Costco does not by nature fit into that description. It is a large bulk buying warehouse store that
people drive from afar to make large monthly purchases.
We are not opposed to small local type business such as restaurants, gas stations, convenience type
stores.
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I understand that there are a number of people campaigning for this location that do not live in this
area that will be affected buy traffic and even live closer to the current Costco locations than I
do. This store would create too much traffic that would travel too fast so close to a city park. Our
children in the neighborhood would not be safe. Lost Rapids traffic would be too heavy and fast as
people would be cutting through to get to Costco
Thank You
Richard Carlson
3784 W Vanderbilt Dr.
Meridian, ID 83646
dccarlson17@q.com