HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-5-2020 Public Comment - M & J Rognlie - Support Blackwood Groves ZMAFrom:rognlies@gmail.com
To:Agenda
Subject:comment on Application #20020 Annexation and Zone Map Amendment
Date:Friday, June 5, 2020 1:38:06 PM
Dear Bozeman City Commission members,
We are supportive of the Annexation and Zone Map Amendment for Blackwood Groves Application#20020 to establish Residential Emphasis Mixed Use (REMU) zoning. We live approximately 1 milefrom the edge of the proposed development. We believe strongly that the city of Bozeman needs towork towards creating a community that is less dependent on vehicle traffic. To that end, it isimportant to create more areas for light commerce and services dispersed throughout the city sothat neighborhood residents can reach services closer to their homes. It is also important, in a timewhen diversity needs to be encouraged, to create more areas of mixed-density housing anddiscontinue the practice of creating large neighborhood tracts representing a single socioeconomicgroup.
The affects the REMU zoning would be multiple: Reduction in the number of miles traveled on citystreets that currently contribute to degradation of streets and consumption of resources; Promotionof neighborhood cohesion as people shop and socialize more near the area where they live;Promotion of safety for pedestrians and cyclists as vehicle travel is reduced; and Diversity ofneighborhood representation. The REMU zoning proposed for this parcel of land on the south endof Bozeman accomplishes all of these goals. Please keep the good of the whole city and futuregenerations in mind and support this application.
Thanks for your work on behalf of Bozeman residents.
Matt and Juli Rognlierognlies@gmail.com 505 Cutting StBozeman