HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-13-24 Public Comment - J. Barta - Don't Further Criminalize HomelessnessFrom:City of Bozeman, MT
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Date:Sunday, August 11, 2024 8:46:03 AM
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Full Name
Jonah Barta
Email
jonahvbarta@gmail.com
Phone
(406) 824-1700
Comments
Dear Members of the City Commission, I write today to urge you not to further criminalize homelessness. After you
voted to gut the City's Community Housing budget by 2026, it is now more important than ever that you do not go
even further down the wrong path by punishing our most vulnerable neighbors for not being able to afford housing.
Considering the astronomical increases in housing costs locally, it is no surprise that low-income residents have
been forced to live on the streets. What these individuals need is access to shelter, transitional housing, and safe,
sanctioned spaces to park until they can get back into housing. The current urban camping ordinance is working,
and passing a new ordinance to make it even harder to be homeless in Bozeman will only move us farther away
from solving the root problem. we are watching and we vote, Jonah
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City Of Bozeman
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