HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-02-23 Public Comment - A. Sweeney - UDC Virtual Open HouseFrom:Alison Sweeney
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]UDC Virtual Open House
Date:Saturday, September 30, 2023 12:43:18 PM
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Hello whoever might read this.
I've just had a chance to watch the UDC virtual open house that was conducted on August28th. Several questions come to mind.
First I've attached a screenshot taken from the virtual open house about what outreach the city
has done. Aside from being woefully inadequate (when compared to the radical nature ofchanges that will affect residents) it's not very informative about who you've actually engaged.
Who got the 435 brochures? Because that's not even enough to cover a 5 block radius in my
neighborhood let alone the entire town. You should have put out thousands in every waterbill!
Who attended the 10 Stakeholder Meetings? I haven't found any residents who've even heard
of this Unified Development Code project. Are Stakeholders Developers (who stand to profithugely from this!)? Are they architects (who will be making money designing these new
buildings!)? What about those of us who have to live in the urban landscape? Are we notStakeholders?
What even are Intercept Events? (12) And what does a Public Body Session look like? (15)
WHY HAVE NO RESIDENTS EVEN HEARD OF THIS UDC?
Alison B. SweeneyBernadette's Handmade Jewelry
Bozeman MT406-404-5740
alison-bernadettes.com