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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-06-16 Public Comment - D. Littlepage - Black OliveFrom:Dean Littlepage To:Agenda Subject:Black/Olive DRB Meeting Date Date:Sunday, November 06, 2016 8:06:36 AM Hello, This message is for the Design Review Board and the Commission. I'm writing out of concern for public participation during the DRB meeting scheduled this Wednesday, Nov. 9, on the Black/Olive development. I'm told the developer can unilaterally cancel the meeting due to delay in completing revisions, and if he does, that the meeting may be rescheduled for Nov. 23, Thanksgiving week, which in my opinion would depress the opportunity for public information and participation. If there is compelling reason to reschedule, I respectfully request that the new date NOT be during Thanksgiving week, but put off until December 7 to enable greater attendance and participation by the concerned public. As you know, this and similar development proposals are attracting strong interest in the community, and in my opinion, the City must do all it can to welcome public involvement, not depress it. My direct concern is for the precedent that would be created by this project; I am a neighbor of the proposed Pizza Hut development and very much opposed to the scale and model of both these developments. Thanks very much, Dean Littlepage dljm@bresnan.net 618 W. Curtiss St. Bozeman The Black Olive Project DRB meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 9. We, the people believe that under no circumstances should this meeting be rescheduled to November 23, the day before Thanksgiving. This change would detrimentally affect the public’s ability to attend and make public comment. We believe that any efforts by the Developer or other entities to change this meeting to the day before Thanksgiving are unacceptable.