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[EXTERNAL]Public Comments for Project #22176- Main St. and 5th Hotel
Marcia Kaveney <marciakaveney@gmail.com>
Wed 3/6/2024 10:06 AM
To:Anna Bentley <abentley@BOZEMAN.NET>;Agenda <agenda@BOZEMAN.NET>
Cc:Sarah Rosenberg <SRosenberg@BOZEMAN.NET>;Terry Cunningham <TCunningham@BOZEMAN.NET>;Jennifer Madgic
<jmadgic@BOZEMAN.NET>;Douglas Fischer <dfischer@BOZEMAN.NET>;Christopher Coburn <ccoburn@BOZEMAN.NET>;Joey
Morrison <jmorrison@BOZEMAN.NET>
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Dear Ms. Bentley, Staff, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Commissioners-
We, the 156 signees on the attached letter, are opposed to the plan to remove the large ponderosa
pine on the Main St. and 5th Hotel lot and respectfully request that the City reviewers work with the
developer to leave the tree in place, improve its root protection, and give it a chance to survive. This is
a community wide request and not the special interest of any one group.
We understand the developer explored the health of the tree with city staff and a private arborist
during early planning stages. We understand they also considered different design configurations. We
appreciate those efforts but believe they fall short of what could be done. This is not a dead tree. It
has been living in marginal conditions for decades and, left alone, could continue to do so. According
to USDA morphology calculations (see footnote on letter) this tree is likely to be about 150 years old.
We understand that the city of Bozeman does not have regulations in place that strictly require the
protection of this tree, and that it is on private property. However, our climate plan, growth policy,
urban forest plan, and sustainability plan all talk about the value of keeping the urban forest intact.
This tree is part of that urban forest. Its location in a future parking lot will allow it to provide much
needed shade and should be manageable to work around in the parking lot design. If it survived the
previous demolition, with care it can survive the future construction.
Consequently, that is why we ask the developer and city staff to make the additional efforts to keep
the Ponderosa Pine in place and take steps to improve its health and living conditions so that it can
continue to be enjoyed by all who view it and also play its part in our urban forest.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter,
Marcia Kaveney et al.
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