HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-09-19 Public Comment - E. Rudy - Cottonwood Road Construction PlanFrom:agenda@bozeman.net
To:Agenda
Subject:Thank you for your public comment.
Date:Monday, September 09, 2019 8:59:40 AM
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Form Name:Public Comment Form
Date & Time:09/09/2019 8:59 AM
Response #:274
Submitter ID:20484
IP address:174.208.22.170
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Public comment may be submitted via the form below, or by any of the following options.
Public comment may also be given at any public meeting.
Email:
agenda@bozeman.net
Mail to:
Attn: City Commission
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
In-person delivery to:
Attn: City Commission
City Clerk's Office
City Hall, Suite 202
121 N. Rouse Ave.
Bozeman, MT
First Name Erin
Last Name Rudy
Email Address errudy@gmail.com
Phone Number 4065776192
Comments
I am writing to you today with my concerns for the proposal to not offer a left turn in to Petra Academy on
the reconstructed Cottonwood Road.
While I am sure that the city is doing their best to create a traffic plan that best utilizes access to the newer
schools in the area (including Meadowlark and the proposed new high school), I am concerned that the
plan does not currently take in to account the needs of those of us with children at Petra.
Without being able to enter Petra from my usual commute (along Stucky and down Cottonwood), I would
need to instead either travel all the way to Gooch Hill (which is not the safest way for me to transport three
kids on snow and ice in the winter) or travel down Oak/Ferguson/Durston. This route is already traffic-
heavy and in addition to adding to the traffic burden along what would be the single useful route to access
Petra, it effectively forces us to drive through the highly trafficked pedestrian area where children walking
to school cross to access Meadowlark. Re-routing traffic to longer, more stressful commutes for Petra
families and increasing traffic through areas where the goal should be to minimize car traffic increasing
near young children walking to school at Meadowlark, does not seem like the best choice.
My husband and I are long-standing Bozeman residents, and understand that the ballooning of the local
population has made it hard to meet all needs, but I also trust that there is a way in this circumstance to
find a solution that does not disproportionately affect one community. I appreciate your consideration of
these concerns as you make your final decisions regarding the Cottonwood project.
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Thank you,
City Of Bozeman
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