HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-26-24 Public Comment - D. Carty - Fw_ The Guthrie_ Asking City Commission to reclaim project reviewFrom:Daniel Carty
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Fw: The Guthrie: Asking City Commission to reclaim project review
Date:Tuesday, March 26, 2024 11:54:39 AM
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Please place the following public comment in the Guthrie Folder. Thank you.
Daniel Carty
From: Daniel Carty <dgc12@hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 3:08 PM
To: agenda@bozeman <agenda@bozeman>
Subject: The Guthrie: Asking City Commission to reclaim project review
Mar 26, 2024: 11:55am
I am writing to ask the City Commission to "reclaim" the review of the proposed Guthriedevelopment (App 23354). My reasons for making this request are as follows:
1. Lack of adequate parking will likely create a public health and safety hazard for
students and teachers (and other staff) coming and going from Whittier Elementary
School.
2. Proposed building height, mass, and scale are not compatible with the character of
the surrounding neighborhood, which is in the NCOD.
3. The 56 units being touted as "affordable" are unlikely to be so if rented at 80% AMI.Rent of 60% AMI would be preferrable.
4. The developer claims it is providing affordable housing for some of its employees.Likely, however, the developer will not be paying its employees enough to
comfortably afford rent at 80% AMI. Therefore, the developer's claim smacks of theold "coal-company" practice of reclaiming all or nearly all wages paid through rent
charged.5. In conclusion, this initial "deep-incentives" project is too important and controversial
to be left to the sole discretion of the Community Development Department—andthus it would be best for the Bozeman Community as a whole if the City Commission
were to reclaim it for review.
Daniel Carty213 N. Third Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715dgc12@hotmail.com