Tony Chance 3-11
Charlene Way
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Subject:FW: New submission from meridiancity.org/council/request.html
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Subject: New submission from meridiancity.org/council/request.html
Hey there,
Someone just submitted your form on meridiancity.org. Here's what they had to say:
Request for Mayor and Council
Name Tony Chance
_replyto tubbymxrider@yahoo.com
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Street Address 2229 W. Bellagio Dr
City Meridian
State ID
Zip Code 83646
Subject Costco in Meridian
Message As a proud resident of Meridian, Idaho I wanted to take a quick minute to address
why I feel Meridian, Idaho would be the perfect spot for the next Costco to go in at
the proposed area of Ten Mile and Chinden Blvd. I was at one of the meetings for the
citizens of Meridian to be able to voice their concerns on why Costco should/ should
not go in. I truly had to laugh at some of the "reasons" why people were so adamantly
opposed to it. While everyone has the right to their opinion, I will keep this message
sh ort and to the point of why I feel the Mayor, City Council, Planning and Zoning and
whoever else would be involved with the approval of Costco to be able to go in at
such said spot should happen.
1. Jobs: Putting in a Costco in Meridian would mean that many more jobs,
especially at a known business with great pride, respect, involvement with its
employees AND the community it serves. It is hard to turn down a place where
meridian residents would have the opportunity to have a CAREER at Costco in their
own community.
2. Taxes: While I do not know all the finite details of taxes and assessed properties, I
do know that over time, this will bring in a great amount of money back into the
CITY of Meridian based on the size, type of building and business. While this should
never be a sole reason to approve, or disapprove a business, it should not be
disregarded that this will essentially bring money BACK into the city, which can then
be used for parks, schools, YMCA, libraries, etc.
3. Level of excitement: I am sure many of the people in the neighborhood directly by
Costco might not be the happiest but I know that Costco coming to Meridian has been
major buzz for years now! People from meridian, eagle, northwest boise, Star, would
be able to shop at a Costco closer to home versus trying to make their way to Nampa
or South Boise to go shopping there. I live in Bridgetower, ( ustick/ten mile) and I
couldn't be more excited to have a Costco 3 minutes from my house. I would be
willing to bet that MORE people than not would be excited to have a Costco in
Meridian based on convenience and shopping alone.
I will close by addressing a couple of the negative things I keep hearing as a common
theme of why some residents do not want a Costco here right now.
1. Growth: It has been NATIONALLY known that Meridian, Idaho is one of the
FASTEST growing cities in the united states. With that being said, if you knew this,
then why would these people move to meridian, only to complain? They can move to
Emmett, Middleton, Payette, if they don't "like the growth" around here. How many
cities in the nation would love to have the growth we are experiencing? With growth
comes new business, new properties, new jobs, its what makes a city flourish. If these
negative people want to complain, I am sure they can put there house up for sale, it
will sell in one day, then they can move to the country living where it is nice and quiet
for them.
2. Chinden Road: The infamous traffic on Chinden Road. The traffic is, and will
continue to be a m ess until the road is fully expanded to four lanes but so much of that
has to do with ACHD. By putting a Costco in at that intersection is NOT going to
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"create" more traffic. The traffic is already there!!! Costco already stated they
"proposed widening and improving Chinden Blvd from Linder Road to Highway 16,
and widening and improving Ten Mile Rd from Chinden to Milano Road". This
would give designated lanes for the so called "traffic" to turn into the business. Oh,
and guess what, we are still going to have traffic on Chinden and Ten Mile. Its what
happens whens cities grow!!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to read my points about why Meridian, Idaho should
APPROVE the Costco to go in at Ten Mile and Chinden Blvd.
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