Kay Walter1
Chris Johnson
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Sent:Tuesday, July 24, 2018 3:47 PM
To:mayortammy; Luke Cavener; Genesis Milam; City Clerk; Anne Little Roberts
Subject:Exterior Elevation of Costco - Kay Walter
Smart Growth for Meridian
Exterior Elevation of Costco
Mayor De Weerd and Meridian City Council,
When the City Council approved Costco to be placed in a highly residential area,
the council asked the applicant to design a neighborhood friendly exterior elevation
of Costco. Despite all the concerns brought by the residents, this was the ONLY
request council made of the developer.
Costco held a neighborhood meeting to "gather input from residents"; however,
many residents affected by this application were not notified or aware of their right
to weigh in. Furthermore, past neighborhood meetings have merely been an
informational hour by developers to tell the public what is going to happen. The only
recourse residents have is to write directly to city council and put their thoughts on
the public record.
That is the purpose of this letter. To inform you that I would like to see the City
Council hold Costco accountable for developing a truly unique neighborhood-
friendly design that would enhance the corner of Ten Mile and Chinden. Given the
current submission, the Costco looks like a hodge podge of other Costcos thrown
together and is not unique at all.
Please tell Costco the Meridian deserves a better design.
Thank you,
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From:Kay Walter <kwalter@proserviceboise.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 24, 2018 5:00 PM
To:City Clerk
Subject:Costco - Ten Mile/Chinden
Mayor Tammy and City Council Members, Kay Walter 6524 N Moon Drummer
Way Meridian 43646
I am the HR Director at ProService in Meridian. I previously lived in SouthEast Boise for 20 yrs. I saved for,
researched and built a home in Spurwing Greens. It took everything to buy into an upscale neighborhood where we
could work toward our retirement. Then, I even changed my employer to a Meridian employer from Downtown
Boise so that I could work in the community in which I now live. The whole Costco debacle has given me a sad and
bad opinion of Meridian. I am devastated that you allowed this maneuver on the part of Brighton and Costco. It is
shameful. There are alternative locations, and even you, Mayor Tammy, said during a council session that you
weren’t sure Ten Mile and Chinden was the best location.
We are just sick. Being mindful, we built our house there in Meridian. We made the commitment to pay the high
HOA fees for the location and amenities we worked so hard for and now it will be ruined. We knew there would be
development and welcome that, but a garishly big box store and all the traffic is unfair at that location. You ALL got
this one terribly wrong. I implore you to reconsider and ask Costco to, at a minimum, move down the road to
Highway 16 and Chinden. When there is a viable solution that will still allow for the road improvements, support
Costco, the city of Meridian and better the lives of the neighbors, I don’t understand why you wouldn’t do that. If
this is allowed to continue, I will sell my house and move out of Meridian along with a growing number of
neighbors. Just asking Costco to make a fancy exterior to this store is not the answer and you ALL know it. Don’t just
placate us. Do the right thing and change the location.
Respectfully,
Kay Walter, HR Director
651 S. Stratford Drive, Suite 100
Meridian, ID 83642
208-514-0147
KWalter@proserviceboise.com