HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-23-21 Public Comment - K. Bjella - Bridger MeadowsFrom:Karen Bjella
To:Agenda
Subject:Application 20350 & 20351-Bridger Meadows Project
Date:Wednesday, June 23, 2021 9:16:23 AM
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To: Bozeman City Commission
My name is Brian Bjella, my wife Karen and I live at 1050 Boylan Road, Unit 16 in Bozeman. We live
in the Village Green townhouses which are immediately adjacent to this proposed Bridger Meadows
Project. While we oppose this project for many reasons, we have real concern about two issues
should it be approved:
1. Lack of second means of public access to site. Putting all this new traffic thru the Links
townhomes project is irresponsible. The developer should be required to build and acquire a
second access thru Commercial Drive. That the developer raised problems about this second
access route is not the concern of the city or of us as neighbors. Lack of a second means of
public access is both a safety issue (police and fire), and also a traffic issue for those of us who
live in this area. Commercial Drive needs to be opened and improved as a second public
access to alleviate these major issues.
2. The proposed road into and along the lots is on the wrong side. The road should be on the
west side of the lots, not the east side. To put the road on the east side puts it immediately
adjacent
to the backyards of the homes in Village Green where we live. The developer said at the
Planning Board meeting that he had proposed to put the road on the west side, but the city planning
office suggested it go on the east side. This was a mistake. The backyards in Village Green are
already very narrow and the proposed road would feel like it is just outside their windows. To avoid a
very direct impact to existing homeowners the road needs to be moved to the west side of the
proposed lots.
Thank you.
Brian & Karen Bjella
Cell: 701-202-8532
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