HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-15-21 Public Comment - S. Mercer - SID 762 S. 6th Ave1
Kellen Gamradt
From: The Nest General <hello@thenestbzn.com>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 1:03 PM
To: Becky Edwards; Kellen Gamradt; Shawn Kohtz; Dani Hess
Subject: Fwd: South 6th Special Improvement District
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From: <sblissmercer@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 11:47 AM
Subject: RE: South 6th Special Improvement District
To: The Nest General <hello@thenestbzn.com>
Kendra-
Final question – we wish to support the proposed reconstruction on S. 6th but would like to “”object” to the
number of traffic calming circles in the proposal. I would vote for a maximum of 2 traffic calming circles. Is
there a way to write this into the support/protest form?
Thank you –
Serena
From: The Nest General <hello@thenestbzn.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2021 5:07 PM
To: sblissmercer@gmail.com
Cc: dhess@bozeman.net; skohtz@bozeman.net; KGamradt@bozeman.net
Subject: Re: South 6th Special Improvement District
Hello Ms. Mercer-
Thank you for your thoughtful email, joining our community meeting, and engagement in the proposed S. 6th
Reconstruction Project. We are grateful for your feedback and questions. We’ve included some additional
information below, please let us know if we can provide further information!
1. The SID is financed over a 20-year period, at approximately 2% interest. Property owners have the
option to pay off assessments early if they choose to.
2. Yes indeed, the water and sewer mains, as well as the stormwater drain system, will all be replaced
during the roadway reconstruction process. The SID will cover portions of the street and storm drain
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improvements. The City of Bozeman will pay 100% for the water and sewer replacements through our
rehabilitation funds.
3. We have received much feedback regarding traffic calming measures on S. 6th. The City of Bozeman is
seeking to achieve a balance between the interest of property owners for/against traffic calming options,
staying within budget, and maintaining swift emergency and snowplow access for residents. Currently,
we feel that the current three proposed traffic circles in addition to the lane barricade at Cleveland is a
reasonable balance of traffic calming while still maintaining healthy access and flow of the roadway. A
4th traffic calming circle has been recently proposed through resident feedback at the intersection of
Olive. If the budget allows – we will also add in this calming measure.
Again, thank you for reaching out! Keep the questions and comments coming – we are reviewing and
responding as quickly as we can. This is your local roadway, and we appreciate your interest in making this
reconstruction effort as effective for our community as possible.
- City of Bozeman, Engineering Division
(please note that future communication can be made via this email address and via
bznstreetreport@bozeman.net)
On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM <sblissmercer@gmail.com> wrote:
Kendra –
I am a home owner on S. 6th and recently reviewed the proposed reconstruction data mailed last week.
A few questions:
How long will the “special Improvement District” tax be assessed? Our total assessment is $7053.50 – to paid
in two increments/year for how many years?
I listened in on the initial webx meeting prior to approval to “go forward” with this project. I understood that
sewer lines and water mains would be replaced while the road is under rehab – Is this true? I don’t see mention
in the budget, so am I correct in assuming sewer and water will be replaced but paid by the city and not the
property owners? I don’t see the value in digging up the road without replacing these two critical utilities both
of which are about 100 years old.
Traffic Calming circles…..why does such a small neighborhood street need 4 possibly 5 (6th & Story) traffic
calming circles?
Thanks –
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Serena Mercer