HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-24-19 Public Comment - B. & D. Hicks - Growth Policy UpdateApril 25, 2019
Dear Bozeman Planning Board,
Thank you for your work in guiding our community to grow in an environmentally
sensitive and fiscally responsible manner. In the Bozeman Growth Policy update,
we ask that you please consider the following goals and objectives:
1. Support preserving open space and prioritizing infill and increased density.
2. Support multi-modal transportation, including walkability, bike lanes, and
public transportation. New development should walkable, bikeable, and
accessible by transit.
3. Establish an urban growth boundary—or the equivalent: focus
development on lands within the boundary and preserve open space and
agricultural lands outside the boundary.
4. Ensure that Bozeman’s growth policy prioritizes reducing climate
emissions, and is consistent with the City of Bozeman’s Climate Action
Plan.
5. Emphasize green infrastructure policies and low impact development
plans in our Growth Policy update. We all value healthy landscapes and
waterways and we ask that you emphasize a strategic approach to site-
specific storm water management techniques implemented to reduce the
volume of storm water runoff entering our storm drains, while also
restoring the natural hydrologic cycle. A green infrastructure that manages
the water pollution impacts of development through a variety of small,
cost-effective landscape features located on-site, relative to a project or
site.
Thank you for your time, your hard work, and your consideration.
Betsy Hicks
David Hicks
2111 Love Lane
Bozeman
bbhicks@gmail.com