HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-10-23 Public Comment - J. & J. Jelinski - CDB Public Comment SummaryFrom:JACK and JANE JELINSKI
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]CDB Public Comment Summary
Date:Monday, October 9, 2023 4:27:34 PM
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October 8, 2023
Community Development Board
Public Comment Summary
We have read the summary of the 220 written public comments which is condensed to 18 pages.
During the Community Development Board meeting on September 18, we asked if every member of
the Board and the city commissioners all received all of the written comments. I was told they
would. So, who wrote the summary of comments, and is that all the Board and commissioners
actually received?
The 18 - page summary of public comments provides a very brief and incomplete account of the
concerns expressed by residents. The majority of the “summary” is the author’s defensive
explanations and justification for and advocacy for the UDC proposal. It appears to misrepresent the
level of opposition to the draft code. It also opines that the opponents do not understand the
proposal. You need to realize that the reason there are opponents to the UDC proposal is because
they do understand what it would change for the worse. We also understand that increasing density
will not provide affordable housing. We also understand that the destruction of the natural
environment as proposed will accelerate climate change, and denigrate the livability of our
neighborhoods. We also understand that the streets in established residential neighborhoods were
not built to carry the heavy traffic high density buildings create.
Private citizens have taken a great deal of time and care to express their concerns about the repeal
and replacement of the UDC with the expectation that the decision-makers would read their letters.
Bozeman’s local newspaper reflects the depth of opposition to the process of adopting and
implementing the proposed UDC code. Please listen, and slow down.
Again, this Engagement process seems to have been window dressing for what the administration
has already decided, and they are giving their constituents opportunities to blow off steam, but it
appears that citizens’ opposition will not matter. Please prove us wrong.
Respectfully submitted,
Jack and Jane Jelinski
433 N Tracy Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-587-8367
jjjelinski@msn.com
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