HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-24-24 Public Comment - L. Zabaleta - Right to CounselFrom:City of Bozeman, MT
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Date:Thursday, June 20, 2024 3:39:54 PM
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Full Name
Lorea Zabaleta
Email
lorea@maczab.com
Phone
(406) 570-3085
Comments
Dear Bozeman City Commission, I strongly urge the City Commission to fully fund a Right To Counsel program for
tenants in the city Of Bozeman. As someone born and raised in Bozeman, I have personally witnessed how much the
housing crisis is impacting my community. Fully funding a Right To Counsel program is a statistically proven and
electorally popular move for Bozeman to reduce homelessness, as eviction is one of the primary drivers of the issue.
Just as in everyone other aspects of the American legal system, it works better if everyone involved has a right to
counsel. Studies have found that fully funded Right to Counsel not only reduces evictions and thus homeless but has
broader positive impacts on the cities where it is implemented by saving tax payers’ money. Fully funding a Right to
Counsel program is not only the morally correct choice, but the pragmatic one for the city. Sincerely, Lorea Zabaleta
7521 Jarmen Circle, Bozeman, 59715
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