HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-24 Public Comment - J. & J. Jelinski - UDC UpdateFrom:JACK and JANE JELINSKI
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]UDC Update
Date:Saturday, September 14, 2024 12:44:30 PM
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To Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Commissioners and Interim City Manager
From Jack and Jane Jelinski
Subject: UDC Rewrite
Date: September 14, 2024
The single-minded tactic to use upzoning and density to address our affordable
housing has proved to be a failure. Building tall luxury apartments has
increased the property values of adjacent modest residences, making them less
affordable and degrading the quality of life in modest, historic and traditional
neighborhoods. It has seriously cost your stable, long term residents exploding
property taxes and degraded infrastructure. Please study the benefits of an
Affordable Housing Overlay Zone for our existing neighborhoods so that
Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) are protected. There are
successful models across the country, and we have a local University with
experts in urban design, architecture and community planning who can share
their expertise with Bozeman so you do not need, once again, to enter in to
expensive contracts with out of state consultants who do not understand
Montana’s environment, values and culture.
Respectfully submitted,
Jack and Jane Jelinski
433 N Tracy Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-587-8367
jjjelinski@msn.com