HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-25-24 Public Comment - G. Peterson - RE_ [EXTERNAL]Residential Parking - Around Gallatin HS with staff responseFrom:Nicholas Ross
To:Gregory James Peterson
Cc:Nicholas Focken; Bozeman Public Comment; kellycanyon@gmail.com
Subject:RE: [EXTERNAL]Residential Parking - Around Gallatin HS
Date:Wednesday, September 25, 2024 12:57:07 PM
Good afternoon, Mr. Peterson, and thank you for your comment.
I’ve cc’d our Transportation Board Chair for dispersion to her Board members ahead of tonight’s
meeting and also will log your email as Public Comment on the matter for future reference.
Tonight’s meeting will be in the “work session” format, where the Transportation Board will here a
general presentation from staff on Parking Benefit Zones and then the specific request for
establishment of a new zone at Gallatin High. They’ll then provide staff with policy-level input on the
viability of the request before next steps are taken on a potential action item.
Thanks again and talk to you soon,
-Nick
Nicholas Ross, P.E.
Director | Transportation and Engineering
City of Bozeman
From: Gregory James Peterson <gregory.james.peterson@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 11:42 AM
To: Nicholas Focken <nfocken@BOZEMAN.NET>; Nicholas Ross <nross@BOZEMAN.NET>
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Residential Parking - Around Gallatin HS
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Hi Nick and Nic -
I'm a homeowner at 978 Auger Ln. that is heavily affected by the high school students parking
overflow into the Flanders Mill neighborhood. I would urge you regulate the residential parking by
these students in our neighborhood given the following reasons:
-Creates a lot of traffic and dangerous driving through an area with many small children (including
my 2 and 4 year olds).
-There is litter left everyday in the streets and yards. Constantly picking it up.
-Open smoking and drug use by some of the students.
-We never see any administrators/teachers overseeing the activity.
-We have even heard that the school administrators have encouraged parking on our street.
Unfortunately, I cannot make the meeting in person tonight but wanted to share my support. I
would be happy to chat directly about this issue as it is very important to our family and neighbors.
Thanks,
Greg
Greg Peterson
978 Auger Ln.
Bozeman, MT 57918