HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-22-21 Public Comment - E. Sirr - Canyon Gate Development ProposalFrom:Emma Sirr
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Subject:Do not approve Halloran"s HomeBase rezoning/development on Story Mill Rd. an
Date:Wednesday, September 22, 2021 6:31:36 PM
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I am a 27 year old native Montanan and MSU graduate living on Story Mill Rd. I am not
against development in general, but I am strongly against Halloran's proposed plan to rezoneand develop land on Story Mill Rd. and Bridger Dr.
These are the reasons I am against Halloran's HomeBase development:
1. This part of town by Bridger creek and Story Hills is a wildlife corridor. More traffic andlarge industrial buildings are inappropriate in this area and will hinder wildlife from moving
along Bridger creek, to Bridger Golf Course, Story Hills, and Story Mill park. We havemoose, bears, deer, coyotes, beavers, and many birds that regularly walk through
this neighborhood. The existing development and traffic is already a problem for wildlife.Don't make it worse.
2. This area needs more small affordable homes for young Montanans and a connected trail
system. Not more expensive homes for out of staters and large commercial buildings. Theexisting neighborhood is primarily R1 with some R3. Halloran is requesting B2M commercial
zoning, which would allow 5-story hotels, 60' high apartment buildings, massive 40,000 sq ftretail stores, etc. He is also requesting R5 zoning, which would allow large 4+ story apartment
buildings.The new zoning would be a huge disruption designed for profit not people.
3. The developer is planning only 2 acres of trails and is planning to zone it as "parkland" sothat Bozeman taxpayers must pay to maintain it. Taxpayers will also be billed for the
infrastructure and road development that would need to occur to support such a largedevelopment.
Having been here since 2012, I know this area of town well. I have seen many deer get hit by
cars right outside my house as they try to reach the golf course. We have butchered two ofthem. A bear stuck it's head through my window one night to say hello and a moose slept in
my yard. The proposed development would ruin this part of town for everyone and provide noaffordable housing or connected trail system, which are the only things we really need.
- Emma