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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-10-23 Public Comment - J. Gardner - urban campersFrom:JIM GARDNER To:Agenda Subject:urban campers Date:Wednesday, May 10, 2023 10:43:54 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. As I drove around Bozeman doing the usual errands, I have finally reached the point of utter disbelief with what is occurring with the disgust of "urban camping" in Bozeman. I cannotbelieve what the management, or more accurate mismanagement, of Bozeman is letting happen. Everyone of you is guilty of letting this decay of a once beautiful town happen. Thefilth, littering, illegal parking, defecation, and I'm sure illegal activities need to stop NOW! All of these people do nothing to contribute to Bozeman. They pay no taxes. They pay nofees for "camping". And they definitely don't do anything to clean up their messes. And then what do all of you do? You appease them by spending hundreds of thousands of Bozeman taxpayer dollars to build a warming center, provide them with dumpsters & porta-potties, give them free this & free that, all because you think your liberal compassion will make it all better& make you look good. What a bunch of bullshit. Where's mine & all the other taxpayers free stuff? So are these eyesores the result of what we are getting for paying taxes &supporting Bozeman all these years? Most of you haven't been here but a few years & this is your accomplishments? You should be ashamed. Whenever a business wants to build,expand, or generally do something to contribute to the community, what does the city board, city planners, mayor's office & anybody else that thinks they know better than everybody do? You make that business spend thousands of dollars on design plans, you make them spend thousands of dollars on landscaping. They can't have a building too tall, a sign too big, the listgoes on. Why? Because we need to keep Bozeman "PRETTY". But you won't do anything about "urban camping". What an embarrassment. You can say "Well, They're down on theirluck." No they're not. This is what they choose because they know they can get by with it. Tax free. Free food. Free clothing. All the while they have enough money for cell phones,cigarettes & alcohol. Instead of spending money to appease them, maybe you should use that money to buy 50 acres, maybe out around Logan since the county already has property therefor the landfill, and tell them this is where you can reside & only here. Obviously they don't need water, electricity or sewer because they aren't using it now. As MSU & highschool graduations are near, I'm sure a lot of people coming here for the ceremonies will be appalled as to what is happening here. You're letting the same thing happen here as ishappening in California, Chicago, Detroit, Portland, Seattle, etc. An acquaintance was attacked recently as she walked to her car after work in downtown Bozeman. She wasknocked to the ground & almost raped but was able to fight off the attacker before being raped, but not before he hit her in the face causing a bloody assault. This your agenda? Myself & everyone else has had it with what is happening to Bozeman. Whatever title you have been given means nothing. Remember each & everyone of you can be voted out and/orreplaced. Do your damn job!