HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-17-24 Public Comment - S. Torkelson - Public comment UDC Work sessionFrom:Samuel Torkelson
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Public comment UDC Work session
Date:Monday, September 16, 2024 8:48:28 PM
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Hello all,
I attended Afford Housing Overlay Presentation at the library last week and I believe in it. I
believe it would be a very valuable tool to address the affordable housing crisis in Bozeman. Iencourage the commission to direct staff to apply an overlay zone while we rewrite the UDC.
At 31, I’ve been a renter my whole life. I work hard and contribute to my community and do
decently well financially. Being in a relatively privileged position I cannot afford a houseanywhere near where I live and work. Let alone now with the direction Bozeman is going in,
do not have housing security as the property owners where myself and most of people inBozeman seem to live can turn the property into a luxury apartment.
I hope Bozeman can feel like home again one day. And like the community it once was.
Thank you,
Sam