Charles and Roberta Hay 02-281
Christopher Johnson
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Request for Mayor and Council
Name Charles and Roberta Hay
_replyto candbhay@gmail.com
Street Address 5925 N. Serenity Lane
City Meridian
State Idaho
Zip Code 83646
Subject Costco's proposed new location
Message The wife and I are one hundred percent in favor of Costco's proposed plan to build
near Ten Mile and Chinden. We live in the small subdivision to the west of the
proposed project and will certainly be affected if it is approved. We are in favor for
several reasons.
1. Chinden definitely needs upgrading whether or not the project is approved, and
traffic will only get worse, even without Costco. The new subdivisions that are now
occupied and that will be occupied soon have created a very long bottleneck every
work morning and evening from Eagle Road all the way to the new intersection with
Highway 16. We realize the project envisions improving Chinden only part of this
distance, but it will shorten the bottleneck and start the very necessary improvements.
2. Costco will nicely complement Walmart and Fred Meyer stores already in
existence near their site and allow competitive and quality shopping for northwest
Meridian--one of the fastest growing areas in the state and nation.
3. Their site is ideally situated to break up the huge mass of residential growth on all
sides of their site and provide a balance of business and residential that will be
attractive and appealing.
Finally, we want to say just a few words about the inevitable opposition that seems to
arise whenever projects like this are proposed. Growth is not the same as progress,
because growth can be positive or negative. But growth is necessary for individuals,
communities and nations if they wish to avoid stagnation and regression. We are all
sometimes afraid of growth because it challenges us and pushes us out of where we
get comfortable and even lazy. And sometimes we oppose growth because of pure
selfishness: "Now that I have my pretty home and yard, I don't want any more
changes or intrusions on what I have." (Not that we would say that aloud, but it is
what we feel sometimes.) But for the reasons we have set forth above, Costco's
proposal is the kind of thoughtful, community friendly growth that we need, even if it
makes some people a bit uncomfortable. Please approve the project!
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