HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-02-19 Public Comment - M. Osman - NCOD ReviewFrom:Mary Lou Osman
To:Agenda
Subject:Historic preservation
Date:Tuesday, April 02, 2019 10:23:52 AM
Commissioners, I couldn't put it better than Derek Strahn's letter to the editor today. Please
re-read his excellent points about preserving the NCOD. Awhile back city officials decidedthat Bozeman didn't need an opera house and once it was gone, it was gone for good. Pity. If
you dismantle the NCOD you will be remembered for dismantling a truly real and wonderfulplace to live. Towns like Bozeman aren't being made anymore except by Disneyland. They
made a phony town with paper falling leaves and snow made of soap that falls inDecember...in Florida! And please stop the silliness of saying you can spare us from sprawl
by endless in-fill. You know that isn't true. Landowners will sell their land and developerswill build subdivisions. Why sacrifice our town too? We have something to save and care
for here. Yes, affordable housing is a problem, but short term vacation rentals have swallowedup the rental ADU's. Is the Black Olive affordable? Or million dollar penthouse
apartments???? What we have in Bozeman is special. That's why people drive in to walkaround town and the neighborhoods all the time. Once it's gone, it's gone. Please work with
the recommendations of Bendon-Adams and preserve the NCOD and the historic districts. Thank you, Mary Lou Osman