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Subject:Urban Camping Must Stop
Date:Monday, May 30, 2022 9:14:56 PM
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Bozeman City Commission,
My name is Brittany Graham, and I am a special education teacher who worked with deaf and hard of hearing
students here in the Gallatin Valley before becoming a mom to two sons, aged one and two. My husband and I own
Endeavor Aviation, a small, family-owned business that provides scenic balloon flights to those visiting the
beautiful Gallatin Valley.
With a young family and a business that we love and have built from the ground up, we have been extremely
appalled by the increase in urban camping in and around Bozeman. Our customers ask every day about what the city
is doing to remedy this situation. Many of them come from cities such as Seattle and Portland, and have seen what
can happen when complete inaction on the part of city leadership allows the quick deterioration of a once beautiful
city. Unfortunately, we have no answers for these questions, as it seems nothing is being done to fix this issue.
It is becoming increasingly unsightly and unsafe. As a member of this community and a business owner, I implore
this commission to take action.
Thank you for your time,
Brittany Graham