HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-23 Public Comment - D. Losseff - Workforce housing proposal----public comment letterFrom:David Loseff
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Workforce housing proposal----public comment letter
Date:Monday, December 11, 2023 5:53:45 AM
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Dear Commissioners,
As a Bozeman resident, business owner, property owner and developer, I have been watching
our area's workforce housing situation continually worsen over the years and it is nowreaching crisis proportions. I was the developer behind the 350 home Gateway Village
residential project in Gallatin Gateway.....one of the single largest privately funded workforcehousing developments in the County.......and frankly, it required years of litigation and
fighting the former Gallatin County Commission virtually every step of the way to bring new,desperately needed workforce housing into Gallatin County.
Fortunately, in contrast, in Bozeman, the city is working hard via David Fine and Brit
Fontenot to incentivize and bring privately funded affordable and attainable housing intoBozeman. I am working on some projects which involve bringing workforce oriented housing
into Bozeman and am very appreciative of their proactive assistance. At the same time, thereappear to be code and other structural issues blocking the development of housing into our
market. These code and other issues need to get addressed asap.
While I don't have a clear position on the Municipal Housing Authority proposal, I would firstlike to commend Netsuki and her colleagues for giving a much needed voice advocating for
finding creative solutions for addressing our urgent workforce affordable and attainablehousing solutions in our community. Second, I would strongly encourage the City
Commission to proactively ramp up its efforts to amend and revise these aspects of the UDCto eliminate these structural constraints blocking the development of new workforce oriented
housing. Time is of the essence.
Sincerely,David Loseff