HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-26-24 Public Comment - R. Valore - Urban campingFrom:Rick Valore
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Urban camping
Date:Thursday, July 25, 2024 7:52:53 AM
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My position on this topic is it needs to stop happening all together. People camping on the
streets should not be allowed. Who is more loving: the person who gives a man a fish or theman who teaches them to fish? Allowing people to camp on the street is not compassionate, it
is enabling illegal behavior , which has a negative impact on the entire community. I'm sureyou are aware of the Oregon court decision outlawing urban camping. It really bothers me to
pay increasingly more property tax to the City of Bozeman that does not provide the essentialservices, like enforcing the law, while at the same time spending our money on other
politically correct boondoggles. Stop it. You are heading in the wrong direction. By the way, Ihave yet to see any tree mitigation by the City even though you continue to ask for more
money through a "Special assessment". This is just another substantial increase in propertytaxes. Man up and stop calling it something different. Also, stop planning to spend millions
more than your projected revenues. Live within your budget and stop spending other people'smoney recklessly. The COB portion of my property tax bill has increased over 40% since
2019, while at the same time the amount of growth in new taxpayers has also increased. Youryearly anticipated revenue grows each year and yet you continue to outspend the growth. Oh,
and while we are at it, new City Council members should be voted on by the public and notchosen by the existing members. It wreaks of nepotism.