HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-03-2020 Public Comment - A. Ference - Parking Benefit DistrictsFrom: Amy Mountain Ference
To: Agenda
Cc: Amy Kelley Hoitsma
Subject: Proposed Parking Benefit District
Date: Monday, February 3, 2020 5:39:24 PM
I apologize for submitting these remarks in writing rather than attending tonight's meeting but
I am unfortunately on crutches and unable to make it out. I just briefly wish to say that while I
am not ordinarily against parking districts, and while this proposal would not affect me on a
daily basis as I have ample off-street parking, I am beyond disgusted that this is coming about
after several high-profile instances of parking requirements being reduced or waived for recent
large-scale projects. I also take exception to the concept that most residents don't need on-
street parking during the day. This willfully ignores or dismisses our retirees, which on my
block are plentiful. It also ignores the changing dynamic of the workforce where, especially in
Bozeman these days, a great number of people are working remotely. Please don't allow the
short-sightedness of past policy create ever deeper divisions between full-time resident needs
and investor desires.
[Amy- cc'd you in case you plan to make the meeting and can find someone to read this aloud
into the record.]
Amy Ference
410 N Willson Ave
(406) 600-1560