HomeMy WebLinkAbout5-18-2020 Public Comment - J. Hall - Oppose REMUFrom:Chris Mehl
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: Proposed Zoning Changes
Date:Monday, May 18, 2020 1:33:22 PM
Chris Mehl
Mayor, City of Bozemancmehl@bozeman.net406.581.4992________________________________________From: webadmin@bozeman.net [webadmin@bozeman.net]Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 1:31 PMTo: Chris MehlSubject: Proposed Zoning Changes
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Site Visitor Name: Johnna HallSite Visitor Email: jbhall3@mac.com
Dear Mayor Mehl,
After learning about a proposed change to the Future Land Use Map for the city of Bozeman, I was moved torespond to this proposal. I strongly oppose the three zoning changes which would allow for commercialdevelopment between West Graf Street and Goldenstein Lane.
Like most of our neighbors, we built our forever home in our Southside Bozeman neighborhood after researchingthe great schools in the area, studying and relying upon the Future Land Use Map to assure the future of ourresidential neighborhood.
The idea of allowing commercial businesses to this well-established neighborhood should not be pushed forwardmerely for the financial gain of the developer and the potential financial gains in tax revenue by the city ofBozeman, especially when those gains come with potential losses to our home values (and the decreased tax basethat creates) and sense of community, among other costs.
Please consider our expectations when we built our home here and became an active part of the Southside Bozemancommunity. My reaction to this proposal is not an emotional response based on ill-will towards CommercialDevelopers. I know there are areas of Bozeman better suited for this type of development.
We built here, in this single-family-home neighborhood purposefully and large commercial buildings will drasticallychange the character of our neighborhood and those nearby. I oppose the “REMU” designation for the 117 acreBlackwood Groves development south of Alder Creek Subdivision and west of Sacajawea Middle School, the“Industrial” designation in Bozeman’s Southeast Quadrant and the “Community Commercial” designation inBozeman’s Southwest Quadrant. Please preserve these acres as zoned residential.
Johnna Hall
1003 Brookdale Dr.
Bozeman, MT 59715