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Home My WebLink About02-15-22 Public Comment - J. Marshall - Downtown ParkingFrom:agenda@bozeman.net To:Agenda Subject:Thank you for your public comment. Date:Tuesday, February 15, 2022 8:53:10 AM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Public Comment Form Date & Time:02/15/2022 8:53 AM Response #:1558 Submitter ID:48669 IP address:69.145.188.213 Time to complete:13 min. , 44 sec. Survey Details Page 1 Public comment may be submitted via the form below, or by any of the following options. Public comment may also be given at any public meeting. Email: agenda@bozeman.net Mail to: Attn: City Commission PO Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771 First Name Joel Last Name Marshall Email Address joel.marshall@outlook.com Phone Number 406-219-2413 Comments As an owner of a small Main Street business, I am opposed to paid parking downtown. We often struggle to get our local customers to come downtown even with free parking. It appears that the primary driver of the parking shortage is the City's unwillingness to require new buildings to include parking adequate for those buildings. If all new downtown buildings were required to have the appropriate number of parking spaces (i.e. two per housing unit, one per hotel room), we would not need to resort to charging fees that will further alienate our local Bozeman clientele. Given that many buildings have already been constructed without providing appropriate parking, the City needs to correct the shortage of spaces they've helped create. Construction of additional parking garages would be a step in the right direction. Allowing continued construction of multifamily buildings without adequate parking spaces is another step in the wrong direction. If you would like to submit additional documents (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .gif, .jpg, .png, .rtf, .txt) along with your comment, you may alternately address agenda@bozeman.net directly to ensure receipt of all information. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.