HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-08-24 Public Comment - A. Crawford - Safety First ballot initiativeFrom:Alan Crawford
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Safety First ballot initiative
Date:Tuesday, October 8, 2024 7:18:34 AM
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Dear City of Bozeman,
I hope this comment is registered but I am a bit doubtful.
I am a 20 year resident and have seen many changes over these 20 years. Most of these changes are not good.
I am writing to tell you that I couldn’t agree more that we need more fire fighters, a 4th fire department and more
police officers. I am also writing to tell you that there’s absolutely no way I will vote for the mill levy to pay for
these new expenses. As a property owner who is also nearing retirement age, I am totally tapped out for paying more
taxes. My taxes doubled from 2023 to 2024!
I will not support any increased taxes for anything - schools, public safety and so on a new source of income is
found. Until then, why doesn’t the city do what any successful corporation would do and cut cut cut. Only the
essentials.
I am sure there is significant waste. Need an example? The city plowing the million dollar path from Story Mill to
the “M”.
I understand that changing tax collection is difficult in this deep red state. I do my part by never voting for any
Republican. Somethings gotta change. Tourist tax. Charge the wealthy people who have their 2nd and 3rd and 4th
homes here 10X the taxes all of us full time residents pay. Charge the likes of Andy Holloran (who’s single handed
ruining Bozeman one ugly development at a time) massive impact fees. Stop giving tax breaks to these developers
like you just did for the project on the Lehrkind Brewery site.
I hope the ballot initiative spectacularly fails. I also hope I don’t get killed while walking on a city sidewalk by an
idiot driver. I’ll take my risk with the idiot drivers over paying more of my hard earned money.
Alan Crawford
Bozeman
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