HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-13-23 Public Comment - D. McNeil - Shady Glen Development ApprovalFrom:Debra McNeill
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Subject:Shady Glen Development Approval
Date:Monday, March 13, 2023 9:05:45 PM
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Dear Mayor Andrus, Deputy Mayor Cunningham, Commissioner Pomeroy, Commissioner
Madgic and Commission Coburn,
I am writing due to concern about the proposed Shady Glen Development which will be on the
agenda March 21, 2023. I urge you to vote no on this development due to the proposal's inability
to meet our city's regulations regarding public access, and the required buffer from wetlands
and the watercourse. Mr. Murphy has revised his proposal from the 2021 plan just a little and
sweetened it with a tad of affordable housing. However, it still doesn't meet the city's
regulations. The regulations weren't written to thwart developers. They were written because
developers have a history of betraying the public trust and damaging our irreplaceable
environmental resources. Meeting the city's regulations might cut into Mr. Murphy's profit
margin but his profits aren't worth risking public safety and the priceless environment and
wildlife along the East Gallatin River.
I live near Boylan Road and Story Mill Road and often walk the trails that connect Boylan Road
and Glen Lake Rotary Park. This area is one of Bozeman's treasures and Mr. Murphy will make
plenty of money building homes next to it, even if his development has to meet Bozeman's
requirements for two public access points and abide by the environmental setbacks.
Please deny Mr. Murphy's proposal until he can meet Bozeman's reasonable regulations for
public safety and environmental protection while including affordable housing unit in the plan.
I thank you for your service to our community.
Debra McNeill
2512 Valhalla Court
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 596-0002