HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-10-20 Public Comment - G. Peterson - SID 762 S. 6th AveFrom:Gregory Peterson
To:Katherine Maines
Cc:Ann Peterson
Subject:Re: SID Proposal for South 6th Avenue Street Renovation
Date:Thursday, December 10, 2020 8:44:53 AM
Hi Katherine,
I don't think that the city should be asking for resident owners to vote. It should be done toreplace the failing infrastructure! I would simply like the process to fix all of the problems;
like replacing any lead water pipes and failing sewer lines before the curbs and sidewalks arereplaced so that the new work is not destroyed after the fact.
The contractor should stamp his name and date in the concrete and be responsible for the
quality of the work for at least 20 years.Some of the early 1900 sidewalks are in reasonablyOK shape for being over 100 years old.
We look forward to the results from the vote. I hope it passes!
Thanks for your confirmation email.
Best regards,
Greg
On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 7:00 AM Katherine Maines <KMaines@bozeman.net> wrote:
Good morning, Gregory and Ann! I wanted to confirm that I received your email and recorded
your vote in favor of the project. I’ll pass your email along to Kellen Gamradt so if the project
moves forward, he’ll understand your requests and concerns. We’ll be in touch next week with the
results of the vote.
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond!
Katherine Maines
Public Works Technician
From: Gregory Peterson <gapeterson61@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 10:34 PM
To: Katherine Maines <KMaines@BOZEMAN.NET>; Ann Peterson <peterson.amw@gmail.com>
Subject: SID Proposal for South 6th Avenue Street Renovation
December 8, 2020
City of Bozeman Engineering Department
RE: South 6th Street Renovation Project
Hello,
My wife, Ann and I own our home at 119 South 6th Avenue. We are in favor of the street
renovation project and would like to be a voice in seeing the project approved. Thecrumbling streets, sidewalks and curbs detract from the beauty of the older neighborhoods.
They present safety concerns such as possible tripping hazards. Additionally, the utilityinfrastructure that we do not see presents problems that will have to be addressed at some
point, including lead pipes that remain buried out of sight. In a time of possible economicdownturn we understand and share the concern that all of our neighbors have regarding the
cost. However, we feel that there are several factors that must be addressed immediatelyand feel like these warrant the need for the street renovation sooner than later. We have
several concerns for this project that we would like to see addressed.
One primary concern of ours would be ensuring that all sewer lines and water supply linesthat are old and in need of being replaced are taken care while this infrastructure is being
replaced. Not after the street project has been finished. For example, there are water linesto many of the homes that still contain lead pipes. There should be no lead (Pb) pipes left
upon completion of this project into any homes, none! Old sewer lines that have beenbreached by tree roots should be replaced at least past the new sidewalks and into each yard
so that the new sidewalks do not have to be broken up to accommodate sewer and water linereplacement.
We are not a fan of allowing the concrete companies to substitute heavy metal laden fly ash
to be substituted for Portland Cement. This is completely unacceptable. Additionally, thereshould be a case made for requiring the contractor to guarantee the quality of the concrete
and of the finishing techniques. If the concrete sidewalks pit, as so many do, the contractorshould be held responsible for replacing them for the first 20 years. This often happens
when the bleed water is trapped by improper timing of finishing with a steel trowel. I seeold sidewalks that were installed in the early 1900’s that look better than some installed
within the last decade. We shouldn’t pay for shoddy work or the substitution of inferioradditives in the place of the Portland Cement.
Another primary concern is the enforcement of proper tree species and the spacing of trees
in the parking strip to ensure that the investment made in the sidewalks and curbs areprotected. There are trees in the parking strips that are too close together and species that
will eventually result in the sidewalks being lifted. An assessment of these trees should becompleted and a plan implemented to remove trees under the supervision of the City of
Bozeman’s Forestry Division prior to the start of the project.
I don’t often see cars speeding down 6th so we are not as concerned about the addition of
traffic calming measures taken on 6th street. We do see a need for these measures to be
taken on busier streets/arterials like Olive and Babcock streets. We are willing to contribute
toward the cost of traffic calming measures on the busier streets perpendicular to 6th Avenue
as part of the renovation project or on sections of 6th street deemed to be a problem.
Those are our initial thoughts on the project.
Respectfully,
Gregory and Ann Peterson
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