HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-21-2020 Public Comment - T. Coletta - Armory Hotel Project Application 19410From: Tiffany Coletta
To: Agenda; Brian Krueger
Subject: Public Comment for the Armory Hotel - Application 19410
Date: Friday, February 21, 2020 12:25:48 PM
Dear Mr. Matsen,
I'm writing to you to ask you to approve the Etha hotel's submitted plans and already
submitted modifications that have been approved by the City of Bozeman's Building
Department. For some reason, there seems to have been a breakdown in the
planning and building department's processes with this project. There should be
accountability for this by the City of Bozeman. Please do not penalize the small
business owners, Cory and Carrie Lawrence, for what seems to be an oversight.
To not approve what has been constructed and approved already by the Building
Department would be a measurable waste of building resources (potentially
increasing landfill waste), hard-earned money, work, and labor for what has already
been constructed. Please stand behind the approved Building Department's plans
and make an exception in this case.
As a fellow small business owner who has gone through the daunting task of building
a building in the City of Bozeman, I understand the many, many steps and processes
that one has to follow to secure plan approvals and permitting for not only the city but
also the county.
Because of this experience, I can attest that to not approve what the Building
Department has already approved after the fact due to a breakdown in "process"
would create undue harm and threaten this Bozeman small business endeavor. This
effort is to preserve and revitalize a historic building in our downtown center. This is
what every city should welcome! The Etha complements our vibrant downtown and
brings solidifying sustainability to an expanded downtown area for our residents and
for the plethora of traveling visitors. The Etha is community development at its finest.
Thank you for considering my public comment for Application 19410.
Respectfully,
Tiffany Coletta
4404 Morning Sun Drive
Bozeman, MT 59715