HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-21-22 Public Comment - P. Simmons - Six Range Condominium CommentsFrom:Lynn Hyde
To:Pat Simmons
Cc:Agenda
Subject:RE: Six Range Condominium comments
Date:Thursday, July 21, 2022 6:14:00 AM
Thank you for your public comment. It is included in the records and provided to all reviewers, the
applicant, and decision makers. Note I have cc’d ‘Agenda’ to ensure it makes it into the records.
Thank you again for your time.
Lynn Hyde | Development Review Planner, Community DevelopmentCity of Bozeman | 20 East Olive St. | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771406.579.1471 | lhyde@bozeman.net | www.bozeman.net
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From: Pat Simmons <psimmons100@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 2:33 PM
To: Lynn Hyde <lhyde@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: Six Range Condominium comments
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I was on the Zoom meeting for the Community Development Board on 7/18/22. I am a homeowner
within the CT Condominium at 357 Pine Creek Drive. I support the comments already submitted in
writing by our Board of Directors, and another home owner, Charlotte Cleveland; also the other
owners who spoke verbally at the meeting.
I really support the two board members that voted no, like Jerry Pape and couldn’t see the name of
the other man who said in addition to the negative impact on the southern neighbors, “this is not
the right project for this area”.
However, the board voted in favor of this subdivision, and I’m so glad the amendment passed. Didn’t
see it in writing but I understand the board’s motion now has added …subject to further discussion
and agreement with CT Condominium for public access and easements to trails and
light/sound/emissions pollution to the owners on the southern boundary.” Time is of the essence for
this to get started and hopefully you will enforce this.
Mr. Paine had one meeting with the owners in person way back in time, in which I attended, and
numerous discussions by email or ? with the our Board.
Misunderstandings may be true, but at a minimum, Mr. Paine should have set up in-person meetings
with all the CT Condo units on Palisade and Mill Creek Drive (including our Board) to get specific pros
and cons of design aspects for our trail area on the back side of Palisade for how to deal with
light/sound/emission from the gross looking long line of parking spaces facing our complex; and the
trail going into Mill Creek Drive (we never heard anything about connecting to a trail system in
western Bozeman. )
Mr. Paine was violating and encroaching on our legal property and he would not modify early on to
stop this. So he was very difficult to work with. None of your Development board members ever
talked to any of us personally on site to get our input and it is insulting to have been ignored;
especially those really positive members like Allison, Jennifer, Padden (comments like “I’m
impressed and excited”, “buildings are interesting like Denmark or college dorms”, “this style is not
his cup of tea, but doesn’t matter and 4 story don’t matter”. This complex does not fit in any way
with existing developments Aspen Place, CT Cottonwood Condos, beautiful 2 floor buildings located
on Babcock adjacent to this development.
Just because Mr. Paine says he will filter out investment companies from buying his condos, money
is their final goal, thus will be rentals that ruins our lifestyles and home values due to lack of
management of rentals – we know this in person at CT Condos and we are making changes to our
Declarations to limit the number of rentals due to the difficulty of getting these rentals to abide by
our rules and regulations. Hopefully Six Range will have tough rules & regulations!
I received the mailing from your committee on Tuesday and learned that you will make the final
decision and this proposal will not go to the City Commissioners. Disappointing this is our last chance
for public meetings.
Thank you for accepting more comments and listening hard to us. I’ve been a resident of Bozeman
for 44 years and very disappointed in how new developments go through planning process seeing
the results, in more recent years, and poor follow up while the development is being built. If the City
can’t attract enough employees to do the job, then we need to adjust the codes and timeframes to
make most people, citizens and developers happy.
The ICON project on the west side of our CT Condos, the sloped roofed buildings and club house are
very nice, and parking is broken up in many places, but the 3 story, flat-roofed monstrosities are
gross. The builder even put up signs in the public park that they were mandated to give to the City,
that said entrance was only for occupants. I had to call the City’s project manager to tell them this so
they could get it changed.
Sincerely,
Patricia Simmons
Psimmons100@gmail.com