HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-31-21 Public Comment - T. Andreasen - Buffalo Run DevelopmentFrom: Tanya Andreasen
To: Agenda
Subject: Buffalo Run annexation
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2021 12:51:09 PM
Although an employee of the City of Bozeman, I submit this comment as a resident, and
Meadow Creek Subdivision neighbor.
Having read the Community Plan, and specifically the decision making criteria, I understand
that the applicant's request for R5 can be affirmed by the City Commission as the criteria are
met - at least in basic terms.
Further, I've read and have some basic understanding of the Future Land Use Map, and the
projected growth pattern around my own neighborhood, and the City as a whole. Annexation
is necessary to accommodate population growth, and with the priorities set by the community,
so is density. Density means building up and on smaller lots, and it serves to preserve open
space. It also means changes to traffic patterns, parking, view shed, and the look of our town
city.
Even with some understanding and personal perspective on the decision at hand, I believe that
the grey area - the subjectivity that exists in this and many public decisions - is enough to
warrant close consideration by the City Commission. I feel conflicted, because as much as
change is difficult for me, I also feel that all Bozeman neighbors need to accept changes in the
face of our growth. That includes me.
In the instance of this particular decision, I believe that a compromise is in order. The
concerns about increased traffic are warranted, as are concerns about usurping parkland and
future high density home building next to single family homes on large lots. I am in favor of
the annexation. I am in favor of the paving/improvement of Fowler and the build out of some
Meadow Creek neighborhood streets (not one or the other) to mitigate some of the traffic
impacts. I am in favor of less than R5 zoning - the intensity is too much and is incongruous to
the physical development pattern immediately adjacent.
I realize I'm not saying anything new, but I want to support the hard work that the many
people involved with this difficult decision have put into discussion, advocacy, listening, and
compromising.
Best,
Tanya Andreasen
3229 South 26th Avenue