HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-21 Public Comment - B. Schoessow -Buffalo RunFrom: agenda@bozeman.net
To: Agenda
Subject: Thank you for your public comment.
Date: Friday, February 5, 2021 2:49:06 PM
A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted.
Form Name: Public Comment Form
Date & Time: 02/05/2021 2:48 PM
Response #: 872
Submitter ID: 34802
IP address: 174.45.92.49
Time to complete: 9 min. , 31 sec.
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Public comment may be submitted via the form below, or by any of the following options.
Public comment may also be given at any public meeting.
Email:
agenda@bozeman.net
Mail to:
Attn: City Commission
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
First Name Bethany
Last Name Shirley Schoessow
Email Address beth.j.shirley@gmail.com
Phone Number 406-589-7074
Comments
I am deeply disturbed by the proposed Buffalo Run development project, specifically the R-5 designation of
the zone. As a homeowner in the Meadow Creek neighborhood, I ask that the City Commission please
consider the actual impact (not the alleged impact the developers would have you imagine) on the citizens
who live in this neighborhood now.
You may have noticed that the Affordable Housing item open for public comment on the Bozeman City
Commission web site is completely empty, while this Buffalo Run project has 135 entries (as of this writing).
Not a single Bozeman citizen has publicly expressed concern in this forum about affordable housing, at least
not this year and never in regards to this development. This is a rhetorical device pushed by developers in
order to maximize their own personal profit with limited political ramifications. It’s an attempt to pacify
communities that have long enjoyed low-density housing to the idea of introducing high-density housing.
This is not good for the community. This is good only for the developers. It will not make housing more
affordable. It will be an intense detriment to the existing citizens of Bozeman.
The fact that there are no public comments regarding affordable housing should indicate to you that the
very reason many of us in the city of Bozeman are here, despite the high cost of living, is that we prefer to
live in a place that is not over-populated and not consumed by high-density housing. We highly value (as
does the marketplace) our mountain views and hearing the coyotes at night. Most of us bought homes in
this specific neighborhood because we want to be far from commercial districts and high-rises, because we
appreciate the quiet, the fact that it’s on the edge of town far from traffic. The community of Bozeman will
not be improved by adding more 3-story houses, and especially not in this section of town.
I urge you not to approve this plan and to specifically reject the R-5 district zoning of this area. Thank you
for your consideration, and thank you for the service you provide on behalf of this community.
Sincerely,
Beth Shirley Schoessow
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City Of Bozeman
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