HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-20-19 Public Comment - D. Gallipoli - Growth Trend in BozemanFrom:agenda@bozeman.net
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Subject:Thank you for your public comment.
Date:Monday, May 20, 2019 2:59:55 PM
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Email:
agenda@bozeman.net
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Attn: City Commission
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
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Attn: City Commission
City Clerk's Office
City Hall, Suite 202
121 N. Rouse Ave.
Bozeman, MT
First Name David
Last Name Gallipoli
Email Address gallipolifish@gmail.com
Phone Number 203 314 1377
Comments
Nearly every day, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle (BDC) features another article about another building
project approval or the many that are under consideration. One only needs to spend forty minutes riding
around Bozeman to see millions of square footage of density and sprawl under construction. We can also
look at the beautiful mountain ranges and water that surround us and be thankful we all live in this unique
place we call the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE).
Growth will continue, but does it need to be thoughtless or unrestrained. Density fills, and sprawl at this
unprecedented pace will surely destroy what we all love about living here and what visitors come here to
experience.
There seems to be little consideration in the approval process for the impact growth will have on the water
in this arid place, the air quality that is becoming unhealthy to breathe, added emissions from additional
vehicles, the sewage and infrastructure demands, shrinking wildlife corridors and the quality of life for us
and the wildlife.
The building approval process also misses the mark on the character and aesthetics of Bozeman that is
quickly disappearing. In his book, The Old Way of Seeing, Jonathan Hale writes, "Everywhere in the building
of the past is a relationship among the parts: contrast, tension, balance. Compare the buildings of today,
and we see no patterns. We see fragmentation, mismatched systems, uncertainty. The disintegration tends
to produce not ugliness so much as a dullness, and an impression of unreality."
What we appreciate and love about our historic neighborhoods in Bozeman is walking down the streets
that are alive with building diversity, and the pattern and light created by that richness that gives us a sense
of harmony.
If we can't slow the growth trend, we could at the very least consider the type of architecture that makes
us feel the way we do about walking the streets of our historic districts and also attempt to complement
our new building with the patterns of the old and the natural world that surrounds us.
I posted this on a number of Facebook pages with overwhelming support. Someone asked what I would
recommend and this was my response, " I would recommend including, scientists, ecologists, wildlife
experts, and a historic preservationist in the building approval process. I would recommend a pause or rest
to new building until a more diverse commission is formed. The GYE is not just any place, it is one of the
most unique ecosystems in the world and we need to think about that while continuing to grow. "
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