HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-14-20 Public Comment - J. Munson - Letter of Support for HRDC's Housing First VillageFrom:Jesine Munson
To:Susana Montana; Agenda
Subject:Letter of Support for HRDC"s Housing First Village
Date:Saturday, November 14, 2020 11:47:24 AM
Hi there,
My name is Jesine Munson and I wanted to send you a message to show my support forHRDC's Housing First Village Community. I was pleased to learn of Human Resource
Development Council of District IX pending application with The City of Bozeman forapproval of their site plan and special use permit for the development of Housing First Village,
an affordable housing initiative, on North 7 th Avenue at 2007 Wheat Drive.
The priority of Housing First Village is to provide permanent supportive housing for thoseexperiencing chronic homelessness in our community. Housing First Village aims to do this
by leveraging a trauma-informed tiny home community to provide high quality and stablehousing to tenants while offering a myriad of housing and supportive services, aiming to
improve overall tenanthealth. Housing First Village is an ambitious and unique endeavor; this type of project has
never been done in our community before. However ambitious, it is an obvious step in theright direction to tackle our communities growing needs. As our homeless services needs and
numbers continue to rise in ourcommunity, it is paramount that we tackle this growing issue with improving health outcomes
and prioritizing community cost at the forefront, the core of the Housing First Villagedevelopment.
I would like to take this opportunity to share my full support of Housing First Village as well
as their application for site plan and special use permit approval.Thank you for your time and consideration of this important transition forward for our
community.
Be well,
-jLM
Jesine Munson, M.A. (she/her/hers)American Studies PhD Student
School of Art Adjunct Faculty
Montana State University
www.jesinemunson.com