HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-10-20 Public Comment - M. Guggenheim - For Tues.11_10_2020 URD hearing on Pole SiteFrom:Marilyn Guggenheim
To:Agenda
Subject:For Tues.11/10/2020 URD hearing on Pole Site
Date:Tuesday, November 10, 2020 11:23:53 AM
Dear Commissioners Cunningham, Madgic, Pomeroy, Wallner, and Mayor Andrus:
I'm writing about Ordinance No. 2055 (Agenda Item 4), which would create
the Pole Yard Urban Renewal District. I am a northeast neighborood residentwho has lived a quarter mile from the site for over twenty years. I appreciate yourmethodical, thoughtful approach to the challenge of Bozeman's growth. In the case
of the Pole Yard I am wary of market forces pushing us too quickly to a bad
decision.
I was also dismayed to learn from officials at our neighborhood meeting last year (Ibelieve it was Commissioner Mehl and Health Officer Matt Kelley) that the EPA
and MT DEQ acted to delist without even consulting any of our local entities. How
trustworthy is this delisting if we who will live with the results were not invited to
the process? Please follow the science-based recommendation from the GCC Boardof Health Environmental Subcommittee and "slow down this process until the City
can determine with more certainty what types of uses would be protective of human
health."
Thank you for your service!
Sincerely,
Marilyn Guggenheim