Darin Roberts 02-271
Christopher Johnson
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Someone just submitted your form on meridiancity.org. Here's what they had to say:
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Request for Mayor and Council
Name Darin Roberts
_replyto dfr1of8@gmail.com
Street Address 3415 W. Elk Bugle Ln.
City Meridian
State ID
Zip Code 83646
Subject Costco/Ten Mile
Message Hello,
I have "recently" moved to Meridian. By recently I mean about 3.5 years ago. In that
time traffic on Ten Mile has increased significantly. It has well more than doubled in
the time that we have been living here. I am VERY (EXTREMELY) concerned about
new developments going in, including the proposed Costco at the corner of Ten Mile
and Chinden. I am a shopper at Costco and have been for years. I love Costco and
would love to have one closer. However, I just don't think I can support the Costco
until improvements are done to help traffic.
Traffic on Ten Mile can be horrific. At times, the traffic was so bad that it was
backed up from Chinden to McMillan with cars trying to turn onto Chinden from Ten
Mile. Even if Ten Mile were widened to 5 lanes would not help this
situation. Something has to be done to help this traffic flow.
As you can see from my address I live just off of Ten Mile. At times we can be
sitting out on our driveway trying to turn onto Chinden for 3 or 4 minutes at a time,
waiting for an opening. It is getting worse all of the time, too.
I am not against growth. I think it is imperative to a community to grow. If you don't
grow, then you are going to die. However, the growth should be controlled. If the
infrastructure is not in place, then you shouldn't grow. I don't know the answer to
this, but are the new construction companies paying for improvements? They should
have some huge fees for building home. These fees should be going to upgrading the
infrastructure (roads, sewer, water, schools). Why should someone who has been
here be forced to pay for new schools, wider roads, etc., when they don't need
them? It is the new construction that is causing us to have these issues, so the new
construction should be paying for it. I will admit that I don't know if they are paying
or not, so if they are, then that is awesome. There shouldn't be any funding issues
related to widening roads and building more infrastructure. But, if they aren't paying
for them, then where does the money come from to pay for improvements? Tax the
long time residents?
I will admit that my family and I are probably going to be moving in the next few
years. The location we moved to and fell in love with 3.5 years ago is not the same as
it is now. It is busier than it was, it is more hectic, and traffic is much, much worse. I
can't help but believe that I am not the only one who feels this way.
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Growth is a two-edged sword. It is good to get more people, more tax base, more
everything. However, it does come at a cost. The question is, is it worth it?
Thanks for listening.
Darin Roberts
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