HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-31-17 Public Comment - K. Weiss - Open LetterFrom: Kate Weiss [kweiss45@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 7:57 AM
To: Carson Taylor; Cyndy Andrus; Chris Mehl; I-Ho Pomeroy; Jeff Krauss
Subject: Open letter to the Bozeman Community
Dear Friends,
30 years ago I lived in Hillsborough, North Carolina, a small town north of Chapel Hill. Today an old
friend sent me this statement from the Mayor and commissioners in Hillsborough. I send this example
on to you and encourage you to make a similar public statement, if you have not already or are not now
working on one (attached below). If I missed such a statement would you please send it to me?
I am a psychotherapist here in Bozeman and have been in private practice here and elsewhere for nearly
20 years. Never have I witnessed such community wide distress and anxiety. Most of my clients are in
some way dealing with their distress and fear and loss of sleep in their individual therapy sessions. My
disabled clients fear for their health care and for the services they depend on. My LGBT and non-white
clients fear for their safety. Many hikers and skiers and hunters fear for public lands. This began with
the election and has only grown. You cannot solve all these problems but a public statement from our
city officials would go a long way to lead this community during these dark times.
Please publically let myself and my clients, my neighbors and friends know that in this community we
are united and safe in our respect for diversity , our love of public lands and wild places, and our belief in
the constitution and democratic process of this country in which we are lucky enough to live!
https://www.hillsboroughnc.gov/news-releases/2017/1/30/10120/an-open-letter-to-the-hillsborough-
community/
Sincerely,
Kate Weiss, LCPC
1078 Meagher Ave
Bozeman, MT
59718