HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-09-02 Jack Bonawitz
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From:Jack Bonawitz <jbonawitz26376@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 2, 2025 4:29 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:In-and-out burger location
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I, Jack Bonawitz, and my wife, Candace Bonawitz, are residents of Cadence, the 55+
community which is part of Bainbridge and which adjoins Costco’s west side.
We strongly oppose the proposed In-N-Out Burger business to be located on Ten Mile Road,
close to the intersection with Lost Rapids for four reasons.
First, this In-N-Out location would be open past midnight—until 2:00 AM.
Having a business which relies on auto traffic open until 2:00 AM will add noise, light, and
traffic congestion at an unreasonable hour.
Second, if In-N-Out is allowed to stay open until 2:00 AM, it’s likely that Costco will petition the
city to allow semi-truck deliveries to Costco along Tree Farm and Lost Rapids past the current
10:00 PM cutoff.
That would add even more noise, light, and traffic congestion.
Third, the “customer flow” data that In-N-Out provided is flawed. It compares our
neighborhood area with ten California-based locations—none of which is in residential or
semi-residential area such at the proposed location at Ten Mile and Chinden. North, south,
east, and west of the proposed location are family homes which will be adversely affected
by the addition of a business such as In-N-Out.
Fourth, the “traffic study” that In-N-Out provided is similarly flawed because it only surveyed
the Ten Mile-Lost Rapids intersection on three days in early December, ignoring the various
choke points with the accident-prone entrance north of the intersection. Nor does their study
consider the Chinden-Lost Rapids traffic, the weekly event traffic for eight months out of the
year for Heroes Park, and the 60+ vehicles for four days a week at Keith Bird Park and along
Lost Rapids. Finally, their study does not consider the Adero Park subdivision that will be
presented for approval in May 2025 which will add 270+ homes between Bainbridge and
Walmart.
While we realize that a fast-food business needs people—especially people in vehicles—the
proposed location for In-N-Out Burger will create traffic problems and noise and light
pollution. It’s not an appropriate business for that location.
Therefore, we ask that you deny the addition of In-N-Out Burger at Ten Mile and Lost Rapids.
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Sincerely,
Jack and Candace Bonawitz
3645 West Silver River Lane
Meridian, Idaho 83646
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Jack Bonawitz
3645 West Silver River Lane
Meridian, ID 83646
26376 West Mohawk Lane
Buckeye, AZ 85396
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence
encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
― Elie Wiesel
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