HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-21 Public Comment - C. Lee - Train NoiseFrom:David Fine
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: Please don"t quiet the railroad crossings...
Date:Monday, May 24, 2021 10:09:59 AM
Public comment
From: Lee, Craig <craig.lee3@montana.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2021 10:25 AM
To: David Fine <DFine@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: Please don't quiet the railroad crossings...
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Dear David,
I sent the message below to NENA Bozeman, but it bounced back... I got on their/our website
and saw that you were a point of contact for the city...
As a Bozeman native and resident of the north side, I am saddened—actually, disgusted—by
the push for quiet railroad crossings. Much of northeast Bozeman, including the fruit tree
streets, owes its very existence to the Northern Pacific Railroad. The misguided attempt to
blight our soundscape by removing one of our trademark sounds is just another example of
the wanton gentrification and misguided sanitization of our area’s character. For the last five
decades I have loved lying in bed listening to the trains come and go. There are only c. 24 a
day now… far fewer than came through historically. I far prefer that real sound to the constant
drone of vehicle traffic, incessant construction, and the whine of rich folk’s air conditioners.
Please stop attempting to plunder one of the few remaining bulwarks of our neighborhood’s
character.
Sincerely,
Craig Lee