HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-13-23 Public Comment - J. & D. Billion - Urban Camping Cindy Andrus, Mayor June 10, 2023
Bozeman City Commission
Dear Mayor Andrus,
We are writing to you today on behalf of our Kean Drive neighborhood to ask for ACTION
against all the homeless campers that have invaded our city streets! They are ruining the safety
and security of our city that we have lived in for over 57 years!
We understand that the city has a parking ordinance that requires cars/vehicles/campers must
be moved every 72 hours at least 500ft away! Why is our city and current police force NOT
ENFORCING those parking rules!
I am enclosing a copy of the parking ordinance along with some photos of our once beautiful
city. With this email we are asking the city commission to address this citywide problem of
homeless encampments and require them to relocate somewhere outside the city! It is not safe
and it is not legal!
Our neighbor's home was broken in to 4 weeks ago by a homeless drug addict. He trashed her
home, drank all her liquor, broke lamps, artwork, and windows! When the police finally
captured him in a stupor close by............we found out that because the jails are full.....and he
had mental issues.................he was given a trial date and let back out on the streets with no bail!
Apparently, Bozeman jails do not want to deal with mentally disturbed people when they are
full!
WOW........THAT MAKES THE CITIZENS OF BOZEMAN FEEL SAFE!
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, discuss and address the growing homeless camper parking situation in
Bozeman! INSTRUCT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO START TO ENFORCE THE PARKING CODE ON
THE BOOKS! Break up these street side homeless parking lots and move them outside the city!
Many feel Bozeman is growing too fast as it is...........and now with full jails and more and more
homeless roaming our neighborhoods.............CITIZENS ARE NO LONGER SAFE!
Sincerely,
Joe and Diane kBilon (PLUS 6 NEIGHBORS ON KEAN DRIVE)
32 Kean Drive, Bozeman, MT 59718
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