HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-22-24 Public Comment - T. Rosenberg - URBAN CAMPING ORDIANCE permitsFrom:Taylor Rosenberg
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]URBAN CAMPING ORDIANCE permits
Date:Tuesday, October 22, 2024 10:09:20 AM
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I as a concerned citizen bozeman needs to have stricter rules and penalties with the
urban campers now that the supreme court approved it as this current ordinance is
not working and money is being thrown away on trash cans while they continue to
litter and fill stolen shopping carts with trash. Not to mention the 23.5 tons of human
waste being dumped in our storm drains and creeks. Yes being unhoused is not a
crime and a huge problem in bozeman and bozemans been ignoring it for FAR TOO
LONG. Please note that not all of the campers and tents are homless people someare criminals and drug dealers hiding from the law cause bozemans been so lienient
for the past 6 years. The sewage, stolen parts and needles in some places and carts
full of trash in our streets and loose dogs is very unsanitary and not safe and
continues to be a problem even while our tax dollars go to provide them needlestations for the drug use instead of stopping it and trash service. With the current
ordinace the campers just shuffle instead of moving and continue as shown in this
article from another urban camper abusing the syatem. With this new ordiance
Bozeman should look to putting that $25 they collect into providing low incomeoptions and more resources to get them back on their feet and out of the street, while
at the same time penalizing the bad guys that want to abuse the system if they refuse
help and NOT provide those people permits if they dont want help they can move out
of montana not just bozeman OUT!!!! Bozeman should also look into what Californiadid with when they created this site "Move From California to Montana |
ExitCalifornia.org" and MOVE THEM OUT OF MONTANA TO A PLACE LIKE
FLORIDA OR SOMEWHERE THAT SUPPORTS URBAN CAMPING. Instead of
wasting money on trash cans to worsen the situation and bird scooters bozeman
should be providing more resourses as guy stated the homeless shelter is only a
temperary fix. The permit option is a good start as long as the penalties stay at 100-
500 and mestimeter for the ones that abuse it or making a resource such as "EXIT
MONTANA" otherwise more campers from other states and towns are going tocontinue coming cause bozeman is welcoming them instead of fixing the problem
also the money used for the permits should go towards resources to get more of
these campers off the street and people struggling with mental health and/or addiction
the help they need as well as low income options. PLEASE BOZEMAN MAKE THECHANGE if people don't like it they can move out of montana.
Taylor.r
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