HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-14-18 Public Comment - B. Sirr - Strategic PlanFrom: Brenda Sweeney
To: Brenda Sweeney
Subject: FW: Feedback for City Of Bozeman
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018 9:11:34 AM
From: webadmin@bozeman.net [mailto:webadmin@bozeman.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:50 PM
To: Web Admin <webadmin@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: Feedback for City Of Bozeman
You have received this feedback from Beth Sirr < healthempowers@yahoo.com > for the
following page:
https://www.bozeman.net/city-projects/bozeman-strategic-plan
plan needs to include ways to conserve water and move to carbon neutral status through
planning, changes in regs and incentives. suggestions. A few ideas... -grey water systems must
be levalized and perhaps required in all new developments and remodels that involve
plumbing. -new developments should be required to landscape with native plants AND plant a
designated number of drought tolerant trees per acre. Note-one tree can offset ~48# of
CO2/year & provide shade. Since MT is expecetected to have 35-40 additional days of temps
above 90 degrees in years to come we need to plan ahead. ( C. Whiltlock, MSU, Climate
study). -Traffic circles that decrease idling and keep traffic moving as in Europe need to be
installed in more areas-a few i would suggest: Griffin & 7th; Story Mill & Bridger; Wallace &
Lamme ; Kagy & Church; Highland & Kagy; Babcock & Wilson; Babcock & 19th. -Long
term aquifer protection planning needed: Bozeman needs to actively engage with Forest
Service, FWP and all those with control over public lands to preserve forested areas around
Bozeman- because trees offset our growing carbon emissions and provide the shade we need
to prevent early run off. Forest fire danger needs to be avoided by regulating builidings in
urban forest interface and requiring builders/home owners in those areas to bear the costs and
risks of developing there. The public good of having forests and tax dollars should not be used
to subsidized mansions in the woods. -Tree and native shrub planting in public areas, should
be actively pursued with help from MSU experts like Toby Day and others. Areas identified as
optimal might be highway boundary areas where there is natural runoff, parking lots, etc-
community organizations, e.g. the Garden Club, could partner to plant the trees. -ALL
remaining wet lands should be preserved. -Maintain wildlife corridors when development is
being planned -MSU has created a traffic problem with some congestion caused by people
driving around searching for parking. THere is NO obvious vistor parking lot or easy way for
anyone to get a pass. Whole neighborhoods for many blocks around campus are now marked
as are off limits to visitor parking making the campus inaccessible to the community during
the day. This deterent/access , "visitors not welcome" barrier needs to be addressed. -I hope
the city will work with the Climate Scientists like Dr Whitlock and others to actively plan for
the changes they project, and to initiate any possible changes and interventions we can to
minimize our carbon foot print-Pelton wheels, solar, hydro, electric cars , etc etc -Bozeman
education system needs to allow for more online and alternative education options-Goal: all
children graduate with the skill sets they need to suppor themselves. The focus on college has
taken away from the focus on skills and meaningful work-which for some might be writing
code ( college NOT the best way to learn-other options e.g. through google or AWS better),
plumbing, welding, electricians, etc