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Subject:FW: South Range Crossing Comment
Date:Monday, June 26, 2023 9:00:05 AM
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From: Linda Thompson <lsthompson44@gmail.com>Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2023 3:30 PMTo: Web Admin <webadmin@BOZEMAN.NET>Cc: Parker Lange <plange@providencedevco.com>Subject: South Range Crossing Comment
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Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council:
My name is Linda Thompson and I reside at 3153 Summer View Ln in the Alder Creek neighborhood, one streeteast of the proposed South Range Crossing subdivision.
First, I would like to commend you for your tireless efforts in addressing the housing shortage in Bozeman.
Second, I would like to share a concern regarding the parking along the eastern edge of the South Range Crossingsubdivision. Due to its proximity to Montana State University, the proposed two- and three-bedroom homes facing15th Avenue will be an attractive option for housemates ranging from two to six college students, each with theirown vehicle, plus vehicles for visiting friends. Our townhouse is surrounded by college students, so we base thisprediction on six years of experience. While we welcome students’ energetic, friendly presence in ourneighborhood, we regularly experience parking conflicts, especially during the winter.
Parker Lange with South Range Crossing has been thorough and prompt when addressing my concerns. He statesthat each dwelling includes a two-car garage and two-car driveway that could theoretically provide parking for fourvehicles. We’ve never seen our student neighbors park more than two vehicles on their property. Instead, they fillgarages with recreational equipment such as mountain bikes, scooters, motorcycles, ATV’s, skis, and campers.When snow arrives, they are often too busy studying or skiing to shovel their driveway and park all of their vehicleson the street.
Once these vehicles are parked on the street, they rarely are moved to allow snowplows to do their job. As the snowpiles up on either side of the parked cars, large, icy berms develop, increasing the risk to people trying to reach thesidewalk from their car. Our elderly neighbors complain that friends can’t visit because they can’t risk slipping onthe ice. Often during the middle of winter, if cars are parked on both sides of the street, only one narrow lane in themiddle is available for through traffic. I am concerned that emergency vehicles will not be able to get through.
We live in a wonderfully diverse neighborhood of renters and homeowners, but if South Range Crossing doesn’teffectively manage parking, conflict will arise and potential disruption of emergency services may occur.
Kind Regards,
Linda Thompson