HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-15-17 Public Comment - D. Campbell - Short Term RentalsFrom:Chris Mehl
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: Thank you for your effort
Date:Tuesday, August 15, 2017 10:31:23 AM
Chris Mehl
Bozeman City Commission
cmehl@bozeman.net
406.581.4992
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From: Deanna Campbell [d.campbell999@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 11:45 PM
To: Carson Taylor; Jeff Krauss; I-Ho Pomeroy; Chris Mehl; Cyndy Andrus
Subject: Thank you for your effort
Thank you I ho and Jeff for not supporting the draconian STR ordinance. The action of the City Commission this
evening was a travesty of justice. That neighbors a few blocks away enjoy full property rights while I and many
others are stripped of ours is a sad state for justice and equality under the law. It appears that the commission has
been commandeered by a few residents on South Third. While hundreds of voices in the many meeting you had led
to legislative findings that on the whole our community benefits from STR, you have determined to apply the
heaviest hammer in your arsenal against designated citizens who pay the same taxes as everyone else. There is no
finding in your own surveys that would have not supported the inclusion of Type 2 rentals all zones. Thus
achieving equality under the law. Carson, the points you made in justifying your vote were all about Type 3 STRs.
This ordinance is a regulatory taking and the legal forces are against you. Those who have been adversely affected
will not be silenced nor will they take this without pushback. You could have enacted something fair to all property
owners and respectful of the nature of our communities without trampling on property rights but instead you took a
sledge hammer to swat a fly a few people viewed as annoying. It is a pity the city will find itself embroiled in
another legal battle. It could have ended as a win/ win for everyone had you not let over imagined problems dictate
the conversation.
I will never give up!
Sincerely,
Deanna Campbell