HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-26-21 Public Comment - J. Christian - Lazarewicz AnnexationFrom:Jessica Christian
To:Agenda; Tom Rogers
Subject:STOP APPLICATION #20365 meeting 7/27/2021
Date:Monday, July 26, 2021 10:08:32 PM
Attachments:Letter to city re Loyal Drive.docx
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Hi there,
Attached please find a complaint letter regarding a meeting tomorrow 7/27/21 for application
#20365. My children have activities and my husband has to work during this meeting, so I may not
be able to attend the meeting, I VOTE NO for this project.
Please confirm receipt of this letter.
Thank you,
Jessica Christian
4775 Loyal Drive (owner)
579-4974
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
July 10, 2021
The City of Bozeman Department of Community Development
ATTN: Tom Rogers
agenda@bozeman.net
Re: Application #20365
Dear Mr. Rogers and/or To Whom it May Concern,
It has been brought to my family’s attention that there is a proposed development where it is being
considered that Loyal Drive would be one of the entrance points to the neighborhood of 152 new
homes. I cannot even fathom that this is being allowed on the City of Bozeman’s consideration to vote,
but nonetheless I am writing to ADAMANTLY CONTEST this project using Loyal Drive as an entry point.
Our reasons are as follows:
1. Traffic and children’s safety: Loyal drive is already an access point for entering our
neighborhood. When Loyal Gardens was developed and planned for, it only accounted for
traffic of those residents within the neighborhood. With the apartments in the neighborhood
especially, we already have issues of people driving too fast past our house, where I am
constantly worried about my children who are walking or riding their bikes to the park down the
street. I am consistently reminding drivers in the area to slow down and my next step was to file
a complaint with Bozeman Police if needed. I should not have to live in fear and constant worry
for my children’s safety should this proposed project be voted through. It’s not only an issue
directly in front of our house, but also down by the park. Having grown up in Bozeman, I
acknowledge things are changing and have been for some time. But Bozeman has always been
about children’s safety and well-being and this project would directly impact my children’s
safety as well as the many other children in the neighborhood. The other thing I worry about is
when my children get off the bus, I will then have to worry about the additional traffic passing
by and additional stranger interactions that would be an increased possibility as they walk home
from the bus stop. There is not just the traffic of the new residents down the road, there is also
the construction-related trucks and all of the vendors coming in and out, probably for years as
construction of these houses occur. The construction phase will be incredibly unsafe for my
family. DO THE RIGHT THING AND PROTECT MY CHILDREN.
2. Risk of vehicle damage: Loyal Drive does not have the wider street that other “pass-through”
streets have in Bozeman that were planned accordingly for that. There are many areas in the
neighborhood, especially on Loyal Drive where if there are cars parked on the street, there is
limited area for cars to pass through. This is also a hazardous situation with drivers just passing
through and currently I have seen close calls in this regard with parked cars on the street. Add
additional regular traffic (drivers that have no regard or awareness because Loyal Drive is not
their known neighbors and friends), and there will be vehicles hit.
3. Conserving property values: The very reason we purchased this lot and built, was because of
the quiet neighborhood and safety that this neighborhood promotes. Making my road a pass-
through completely compromises this and our property value, and again, was not appropriately
planned for.
I could list many more reasons but the above should be more than enough to decline this proposed
neighborhood. They need to follow the rules like every other proposed neighborhood and have their
own entrances/exits into their own community.
Thank you for your consideration and please don’t hesitate to contact me directly for any questions or
clarifications needed.
From a concerned Bozeman native,
Jessica Christian and family (husband John and children)
4775 Loyal Drive
(406) 579-4974
Jlynnball23@hotmail.com