HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-24-17 Public Comment - T. Kujawa - TapRoom_______________________________________
From: Thomas Kujawa [tom.kujawa406@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 11:43 AM
To: Carson Taylor
Cc: Cyndy Andrus; Chris Mehl; I-Ho Pomeroy; Jeff Krauss
Subject: Bozeman Taproom Application
Mayor and Commission,
Thanks you for the opportunity to provide Public Comment on the proposed the Bozeman
Taproom Application to Modify an Approved Conditional Use Permit (15149) for On-Premise
Consumption of Alcohol from Beer and Wine to All-Beverage, Application 16475
<http://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink8/0/doc/119861/Electronic.aspx>
I am torn as to whether this application is appropriate or not. One sticking point keeps coming
to mind for me when thinking about this application.
How will some of the most vulnerable students be affected?
Most students will probably not be affected if this application is approved, but there are
families in our community with substance abuse problems and there are potentially children
that attend Hawthorn that come from such families. How is learning and a safe environment
affected for these children when they can see others and potentially family members getting
drunk out their classroom window, possibly waiting to pick up their kids? This establishment is
not a restaurant, and there is one reason to go there, and that is to consume alcohol. Don’t get
me wrong, I have no problem with this or any of these establishment, but I think the All-
Beverage application is a bit too much of a jump, making this a full-service bar, considering the
direct proximity and most notably, line-of-site to the school.
I’m compelled to ask that you DENY the application. Thank you for your consideration.
Tom Kujawa
2463 Blackfeet Ln
Bozeman, MT 59715