HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-20-24 Public Comment - B. West - AHO Public Comment 8_20_2024From:Bethany West
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]AHO Public Comment 8/20/2024
Date:Saturday, August 17, 2024 1:03:44 PM
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My name is Bethany West and I have been a Bozeman resident for almost a decade. I’ve raised a family here and
been employed at the same local small business since my military service brought me here. In that time, the
instability and challenges of affordable housing has impacting me and countless friends, co-workers, and business
around me. As a single mom, I have spent countless sleepless night worried about how to pay my rent when it
increased by 35% in one year. I’ve see friends and co-works become homeless because their landlord no longer
wanted to do long term rentals. It impacts every aspect of your life when you don’t have safe, stable, affordable
housing…work, family, financially, and can be the catastrophic event that quickly cascades into homelessness or
worse. Our community is an amazing place to live and work, please support affordable housing initiatives so
Bozeman continues to be a community for everyone.