HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-17 Dwight and Kathy Comstock
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From:DWIGHT and KATHY COMSTOCK <sdcomstock@msn.com>
Sent:Thursday, April 17, 2025 4:00 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:In-and Out Burger at Lost Rapids & Ten Mile
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Good afternoon,
My name is Kathy Comstock. I have a home at 5949 N. Botticelli Ave, Meridian, in the
Bainbridge Subdivision. I am writing to express my concerns and disagreement with the
proposal to construct an In-N-Out Burger drive-thru at the corner of Lost Rapids & Ten Mile
Rd. We have lived in Bainbridge for 6 years and have watched, with great dismay, the
constant increase in traffic at that intersection from the commercial development on that
corner. Please consider the following:
1) Entrance to Costco’s commercial parking lot & the apartment complex is really close to
the Lost Rapids/Ten Mile stop light intersection. Vehicles are accessing that entry point by
turning right from south bound Ten Mile, left from north bound Ten Mile, as well as straight
through from the east side of Lost Rapids. Traffic flow is already backing up as cars slow
down to make their turn into the parking lot. An In-N-Out drive-thru at that location would
SIGNIFICANTLY increase the number of vehicles entering this area, further obstructing our
subdivision’s access to residential homes and the apartment complex residents’ access to
their homes.
2) In addition, any fast food restaurant that stays open past 9:00 pm would significantly raise
the noise level for families living in the apartments and homes in this area, especially during
the spring, summer, fall seasons when outdoor activities and sporting events are at their
peak.
3) There is already a burger drive-thru in this commercial lot. Adding another burger fast
food restaurant would create direct competition for the same type of product and eventually
put one of them out of business.
4) Apparently the ‘customer flow’ information that I&O provided is flawed, comparing our
neighborhood area with 10 California-based locations—NONE of them in residential or semi-
residential areas.
It would make more sense to offer this location to a more traffic and hours of operation
controlled business organization such as a: doctor, dentist, physical therapy office. At the
very least, if it must be another eatery, let it be a dine-in restaurant with limited hours of
operation and seating, which would help control the traffic and noise levels. Please choose
one that doesn’t directly compete with the existing chicken, burger, taco drive-thru
restaurants and coffee shop we already have access to at this location.
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PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS PROPOSAL TO BE AUTHORIZED.
Sincerely,
Kathy Comstock
5949 N. Botticelli Ave
Meridian, ID
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