Sue and Mike Fillman1
Chris Johnson
From:Susan Fillman <suefillman@live.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 24, 2018 11:18 AM
To:City Clerk
Subject:Modification to Development Agreement for Costco
I will preface these comments with my continuing objection to changes in
the Comprehensive Plan, changes that allow the construction of Costco at the corner
of Chinden and Ten Mile. In no way is this development "...compatible with other
uses in the general neighborhood and with the existing or intended character of the
general vicinity." And, "... such use will adversely change the essential character..."
of our neighborhood. It is a bad decision. It's a sad thing when residents can't rely
on what was given by the City to understand the vision for our own
neighborhood. The plan seems to mean very little. City Council failed in its duty to
its citizens by not protecting existing residential properties from incompatible land
use development on the adjacent parcels.
Costco has submitted a Modification to its Development Agreement and held a
meeting in June to which few neighbors were invited. The only individuals who
signed in were from the engineering firm or the developer, not a single person who
objected to this project was personally notified. With that in mind, who could have
provided the "comments" posted on the various design elements saying things like "I
like the..."? They did not come from the neighbors.
The proposed building is unattractive and in no way blends with the surrounding
community. The structure should better match the color schemes and construction
materials utilized in the hundreds of homes that surround it. There are other
locations in Meridian where coordinating the exterior materials would not have been
such an issue but when you allow it in the middle of solidly residential neighborhoods
it should blend. Please do not approve the changes as submitted.
Sue & Mike Fillman
6550 N Lonicera Way
Meridian, ID