HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-23-16 Public Comment - K. Bryan - Black OliveTo: City of Bozeman
ATTENTION: Planning Department, City Commissioners & Design Review Board Members (DRB).
Hello,
This email is a follow-up to the previous email I sent regarding the Perspective Drawings presented at
the 11/9/16 DRB meeting.
I had a great conversation with Brian Krueger yesterday (11/21/16). He was very helpful in answering
my questions.
On the phone call, I clarified that the street level perspective drawings (view from the North on
Bozeman and West on Olive) presented at the 11/9/16 DRB meeting were created by Mr. Holloran and
HomeBase. I was informed that the drawings were created in response to a request for those drawings
from the Bozeman planning department.
Now that Mr. Holloran has illustrated his company's capability to create and willingness to provide these
street-level perspectives to benefit the review process, I was pleased to hear that Mr. Krueger is also
requesting additional street level perspective drawings from the Southeast and Southwest (from the
view of the neighborhood) in order to give a full visual perspective view on how this project fits in with
and impacts the adjacent neighborhood and historic Bozeman.
Although the street level perspective drawings provided weren't completely accurate, they are a good
start in illustrating the context and impact of this project.
We think it's great that the planning department requested the original street level perspective
drawings (from Mr. Holloran re: Black Olive) and that various perspectives images were willingly
provided. We now expect that Mr. Holloran - with a desire to be transparent -- will be as responsive to
and cooperative regarding the current planning department request for additional drawings as he was
to the initial request. And, in doing so, we anticipate that he will submit these in a timely manner so
that proper public notice and review is possible.
We look forward to seeing the results of this new request for street level perspective drawings from the
southeast and southwest neighborhoods in order to have full and fair disclosure of how the Black-Olive
project will impact the adjacent neighborhoods and neighbors.
Thank you for your efforts and public service.
Sincerely,
Kate Bryan
210 S. Black.
406-570-2839
KateBryan2000@gmail.com