HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-12-23 Public Comment - B. Johnsen - ]public comment from 10_10_23 community development meetingFrom:Brock Johnsen
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]public comment from 10/10/23 community development meeting
Date:Wednesday, October 11, 2023 6:22:14 PM
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What I was trying to say, inside that room from public comments to community development board is the continuity
of development in bozeman over the course 30+ years is reflected in Bozeman UDC, which I think is a good
working document, to thank the folks at the meeting who wrote and continue to write the UDC.
To point how we need to train and retain young folk at COB, so the work of the UDC will not be lost and can
continue in both planning and building departments.
How with the short staff, lack of knowledge, builds have slipped through that do not add value to our community
and before the changes happen to UDC regarding greater density, that trained staff are in place to efficiently
facilitate development process and hopefully not allow crap to be built.
Instead of taking prime real estate, behind universal athletics and build cookie cutter builds that have already been
built, that development is held to a higher standard.
Maybe the only way that can be achieved is a city wide TIF, allowing the final say on what is built with licensed
building professionals, a collect of architects, planners, builders and developers.
That the better way, more affordable way, i.e not spending millions and creating unnecessary property management
jobs that will require funding going forward., is to address affordable housing by requiring a certain % of new
apartment builds be affordable, based on some metric and application process.
Sincerely
Brock Johnsen