HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-23 Public Comment - D. Carty - Recommendation for 2023 City Commission VacancyFrom:Daniel Carty
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Recommendation for 2023 City Commission Vacancy
Date:Tuesday, November 21, 2023 6:04:11 AM
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(Please post the following public comment in the 2023 City Commission Vacancy Folder.
Thank you.)
Nov 21, 2023, 6:10am
To: Bozeman City Commission
Subject: 2023 City Commission Vacancy
I am writing to ask the Bozeman City Commission to appoint either Angie Kociolekor John Meyer to the Bozeman City Commission's vacant seat. My reasons are as
follows:
Angie Kociolek for City Commission's vacant seat:
Angie Kociolek has long been active in City of Bozeman (City) issues. For example, via
many public comments submitted to various Citizen Advisory Boards and the City Commission,
Angie has tirelessly advocated for Bozeman's urban forest and environmentally responsible
development. Moreover, Angie is the current chair of the City's Urban Parks and Forestry
(UPF) Citizen Advisory Board (her term expires Dec 31, 2023). As UPF Chair, Angie played
a major role in shepherding the City's 2023 Parks, Recreation, and Active Transportation
Plan (PRAT Plan) through its editing and final adoption process. In addition to City-related
issues, Angie has long been active in the Big Sky Wind Drinkers, a local nonprofit running
group for people of all ages and abilities. Overall, Angie is a family-oriented individual who
is invested in the well-being of the Bozeman community as a whole and, whether appointed
to serve as City Commissioner or not, will continue to advocate for land stewardship and
Bozeman residents into the foreseeable future.
John Meyer for City Commission's vacant seat:
John Meyer is an environmental conservation lawyer who heads up the Bozeman nonprofit,
Cottonwood Enviromental Law. During John's recent campaign for Bozeman Mayor, he
advocated for affordable housing, highlighted Bozeman's growing water shortage, and
advocated for environmentally responsible development. John believes that we, as a city,
need to learn to live within our environmental means. And, given that John is a lawyer, he will
be able to question some of the more draconian, development-related laws being pushed on the
City by the MT legislature. Overall, John is a family-oriented individual who is invested in the
well-being of the Bozeman community as a whole and, whether appointed to serve as City
Commissioner or not, will continue to advocate for land stewardship and Bozemanresidents into the foreseeable future.
Thank you for the opportunity to offer recommendations.
Daniel Carty
213 N. Third Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715
dgc12@hotmail.com
406-548-2810