HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-14 Erik MacDonald
Charlene Way
From:Erik MacDonald <eamacdon@hotmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 14, 2025 1:41 PM
To:Brian Whitlock
Cc:Clerks Comment; citycouncil; Mayor Office Feedback
Subject:Oct 14 Drive-Thru Proposal from Bill Parsons
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Meridian City Council Members,
Thank you for your support and ‘no’ vote in denying the In-N-Out application, we in Bainbridge are incredibly
thankful for your voice and support. Having a Costco and an In-N-Out in the same location is a recipe for
chaos and late night loud mufflered cars and music right inside the neighborhood and through the Lost Rapids
to Tree Farm road connector that goes through the middle of our sub-division.
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Also, I just read that THIS EVENING OCT 14, the city planner is presenting a proposal to “simplify” the drive
thru permitting process, which may remove the city council from approving fast food restaurants and going
through the conditional use permit! This is a bad idea and unacceptable, there’s a reason we have a city
council and public input for situations just like the In-N-Out location request. Allowing one person (un-elected)
to make restaurant location decisions is not democratic and can easily lead to abuse and influence from the
developers. I’m assuming this is being done so the developer can side step the city council and their decision
(voted down twice!) to deny the In-N-Out application for the Chinden/Ten Mile location… I encourage you to
vote no in allowing Bill Parsons the ability to “make drive-thru approvals at the staff level” and remove public
input and city council’s ability to manage locations and growth.
Thank you for your time,
Erik MacDonald
From: Brian Whitlock <bwhitlock@meridiancity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 7:58 AM
To: Brian Whitlock <bwhitlock@meridiancity.org>
Subject: In-N-Out Decision
Dear neighbor –
As you may know by now, the Meridian City Council voted 5-1 last night to deny the application from In-
N-Out to build a new restaurant at the corner of Lost Rapids and Ten Mile.
I appreciated hearing from you and many others who were concerned about this proposal. Throughout
the Planning and Zoning and City Council process, you and others were able to articulate the issues that
ultimately did not warrant the approval of a conditional use permit for this project.
Thank you for weighing in and being part of the process!
Sincerely,
Brian Whitlock, District 1
Meridian City Council
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