HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-24-23 Public Comment - B. Weltner - TrailersFrom:Betsey Weltner
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Trailers
Date:Monday, October 23, 2023 6:31:21 PM
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Hello,
I appreciate the dedication and hard work of the city of Bozeman’s elected officials and staff. Thank
you for imposing some reasonable restrictions on VRBOs. I am concerned, as I’m sure that you are,
about the prevalence of trailers in neighborhoods around the city, including on my residential street.
Some are occupied by people who are camping in non-camping areas; others are simply parked and
left on neighborhood streets where the parking is “free” as opposed to storing them in one of many
storage facilities in Bozeman.
If unchecked, the preponderance of trailers will have the effect of diminishing both our property
values and the enjoyment of our homes and neighborhoods. I realize there are cases of genuine
hardship. But many of the trailer/camper occupants I have observed appear to be less impoverished
than they are adverse to paying camping fees or storage fees for their vehicles.
The city of Bozeman should restrict camping in vehicles to designated campgrounds. In addition,
those of us who pay taxes to maintain our homes, streets and sidewalks should not have to share
our neighborhood streets with parked, unoccupied trailers for unlimited periods of time. Many of
these trailers are unsightly.
An unhitched trailer has been parked for more than a week at 568 Enterprise Blvd. The old vehicle
has the brand “Gray Wolf” and no license plate. How long is it allowed to remain across the street
from our South Rows condo? Its appearance is decrepit and it impairs the aesthetics of our
neighborhood.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Betsey Weltner
550 Enterprise Blvd., Unit 20
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-581-5882