HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-22-21 Public Comment - C. Pincus - Kagy Blvd ExpansionFrom:Julie Hunter
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Subject:FW: Letter to City Manager
Date:Monday, March 22, 2021 1:35:55 PM
From: Clara SJP <clarapincus@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 1:31 PM
To: Julie Hunter <JHunter@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: Re: Letter to City Manager
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Best wishes, Clara Pincus
On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 1:15 PM Julie Hunter <JHunter@bozeman.net> wrote:Hello Clara,
Letting you know we did receive your letter submitted to the City of Bozeman website,directed to the City Manager. I will see to it that Mr. Mihelich sees your message, would you
like your letter to be considered public comment and also be distributed to the Mayor and CityCommission?
Please let me know and thank you for reaching out-Julie Hunter
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Comments
Hi Jeff, I know your directive from the commission is to sell the Kagy project, not take public opinion. I am
NOT SOLD on what on earth is expected to happen when 4 lanes meet the Willson/3rd intersection and
head east. My husband and I were not at all convinced during our pleasant conversation with the
Engineering dept. person (Chris? came here from Boise). SO: he said traffic disperses quickly enough as it
moves east on Kagy. WELL, how is that expected to continue? (and safely, too.) 1. Any traffic light or etc
improvements at Sourdough/Church and Highland ara a long long time away. 2. There is slow-down
whenever the ongoing drainage issue on Kagy at Tracy and Kagy by Valley View Golf Course slows things
down 3. Tracy at Kagy is a heavily-used part of the Bzm trail system and pedestrians need to continue to
cross safely, and it's mandated that cars will stop and should certainly continue to do so. The whole concept
of the short section of 4 lanes leading to 2 is ABSURD. And UNSAFE. And counter to Bozeman's climate plan.
At the commission mtg 3/2, an engineer said that backed-up cars emit exhaust; well so do an increased
number of cars. Really people are not going to start using public transit until a. convenient options exist,
which we can take care of ! ; and b. it is more of a pain in the butt to take a car. There are many ways to
decrease car traffic, and the engineering person mentioned some that are being considered. I say imagine a
dedicated Kagy busline that starts at a commuter lot at 19th, makes a stop or two at MSU and turns around
at the hospital, running every half hr with 10 minute intervals at rush hour. If there were a commuter lot off
Kagy at Highland or Sourdough (there are school board lands at one of those places), then you take care of
commuters coming in from the developments east on Kagy and north from Triple Tree. IF the 19th to
Willson widening of Kagy happens, perhaps the subtext is that it then NECESSITATES the widening of Kagy
eastward. There were MANY eloquent and good points made by public commenters speaking AGAINST four
lanes during the commission meeting, and it was clear that 80% of the general public felt that way five
years ago. Probably more at this point. There have been three letters to the editor recenly opposing the
expansion and making very good points. The commission approval to move ahead without revisiting the
plans was very narrow. I hope that it can be reversed. Just because money is offered for something it
doesn't follow that it is a public good to take it.
Best wishes, Clara
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