HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-21 Public Comment - M. Liebmann - Buffalo Run App. 21076From:Marianne Liebmann
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Subject:Meadow Creek/Buffalo Run
Date:Friday, March 19, 2021 10:54:25 AM
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I am a 50 yr resident of Bozeman and the owner of the property at 3270 S 29th in Meadow Creek.I want to
commend the HOA of Meadow Creek for their thoughtful and fact based letter concerning the application for
Buffalo Run dated March 9,2021.I completely agree with their conclusions on why the proposed development
should be denied and does not fit with the current character of the close by developments.
I am especially concerned with the proposed spot zoning and the intensity of the proposed development.The city
has alway said it opposes spot zoning.And always said it makes it a priority to consider the existing
neighborhoods.Meadow Creek is the closest and the proposal does not fit what Meadow Creek has. I ask the
Commission to put your money where your mouth is deny the current proposal.
I think Buffalo Run could be a nice development and successful if it would emulate what Meadow Creek currently
is-a majority of single family houses.Here is a chance for the developer to build modest housing that would fill a
great need.We don’t need more high end units, we need less expensive ones.The high density proposed is simply out
of place in that spot that is primarily agriculture.I am also concerned that the developer might not be required to
install all the needed infrastructure prior to building housing. That is totally unfair to all other current developers
that had to meet that requirement.Do any of you remember or even know of the Valley Unit debacle from the 70’s
and 80’s?That was the direct cause of rules being made that infrastructure goes in first.Everyone needs to play by
the same set of rules.
Please deny the current proposal and ask the developer to go back to the drawing board.
Yours Truly,
Marianne Liebmann