HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-15 Claudia Traver
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From:Claudia Traver <claudia_traver@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:08 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:In-And-Out at Lost Rapids & Ten Mile. - CUP - NOT IN FAVOR
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To: Meridian Planning & Zoning
From: Claudia Traver
3758 West Renhold Drive.
Meridian, Idaho 83646
To Whom it may Concern;
I am a resident of the Bainbridge community and a registered voter in Meridian.
There are many issues with this application, and I am NOT in favor of approval.
This location is NOT appropriate and does NOT align with placement of other In &
Out locations in Idaho, as well as most other locations in surrounding states (California). All
other Idaho locations are in commercial retail areas with no residential impact. In & Out
should look for a location similarly situated as its other locations.
Below are some specific concerns based on the application information provided:
In-And-Out being open past midnight (until 1:30 AM is the ask) will inundate nearby
homes with constant NOISE, LIGHTS and TRAFFIC. This is the same reason Costco is
NOT allowed to have semi-truck deliveries along Tree Farm and Lost Rapids past 10
PM.
The ‘customer flow’ information that In-And-Out provided is flawed. It compares our
neighborhood area with 10 California-based locations—NONE of them in residential
or semi-residential areas. Also, none of them are in the same commercial space as a
high traffic Costco.
The ‘traffic study’ that In & Out paid for and provided is similarly flawed. It looks
only at the Ten Mile / Lost Rapids intersection for 3 days in early December. It
does not consider the various choke points with the accident(there has been at least
one fatality) -prone entrance north of the intersection, does not consider the Chinden-
Lost Rapids traffic, and does not include the weekly event traffic for 8 months out of
the year for Hero’s Park or the 60+ vehicles for 4-days-a-week parked at Keith Bird
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Park and along Lost Rapids. It does not consider the Adero Park subdivision that will
be presented in May that will add 270-homes between Bainbridge & Walmart.
In conclusion, this location is NOT appropriate for a high traffic, late night establishment. The
detrimental effects to the local residents and increased traffic risk to the traveling public
clearly outweigh any possible benefit of yet ANOTHER drive through fast food restaurant.
Thank you for your attention.
Kind Regards,
Claudia Traver
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