HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-13-24 Public Comment - D. Carty - The Guthrie V.2 (App. 24493)_ Commission, please reclaim reviewFrom:Daniel Carty
To:Terry Cunningham; Joey Morrison; Jennifer Madgic; Douglas Fischer; Emma Bode
Cc:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]The Guthrie V.2 (App. 24493): Commission, please reclaim review
Date:Thursday, December 12, 2024 11:42:28 AM
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Dec 12, 2024: 11:40am
Mayor Terry Cunningham, Deputy Mayor Joey Morrison, and Commissioners Jennifer
Madgic, Douglas Fischer, and Emma Bode:
I am writing to ask the Bozeman City Commission (Commission) to reclaim review of The
Guthrie V.2 (App. 24493).1
My request for the Commission to reclaim is based on (1) a quick review of the Public
Notice for App. 24493 and on (2) the argument that administrative-only reviews violate theMT Constitution's guarantee of the public's right of participation (as follows):
1. The proposed The Guthrie V.2 is incompatible in mass and scale with the characterand sense of place of the surrounding neighborhood, does not provide adequate on-
site parking near Whittier Elementary School, and pricing of the 46 so-called"affordable housing" units at 80% AMI will not, in reality, be affordable to the majority
of Bozeman's workforce.
2. The MT Constitution, Article II Declaration of Rights, Section 8. RIGHT OF
PARTICIPATION reads, "The public has the right to expect governmental agencies to
afford such reasonable opportunity for citizen participation in the operation of the agencies
prior to the final decision as may be provided by law."
a. Arguably, administrative-only reviews violate this section of the MT Constitution
—ethically if not legally—because administrative-only reviews are not public,
not transparent, and erode trust between the public and the City of Bozeman.
To conclude, I ask the Commission to reclaim review of The Guthrie V.2 (Application
24493).
Sincerely,
Daniel Carty
213 N. 3rd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
cc: comments@bozeman.net for the public record
1 Application 24493 Summary: An application has been submitted for the demolition of an
existing structure to construct a new four- story apartment building. The proposed building
will total 54,300 square feet, with a 12,747-square-foot footprint, and a maximum height of
47 feet. It will include 91 residential units, with an average unit size of 456 square feet,
consisting of 20 studio apartments, 58 one-bedroom apartments, and 13 two-bedroom
apartments. Out of the 91 units, 46 units (10 studio, 29 one-bedroom, and 7 two-bedroom)
will be designated as affordable housing, priced at or below 80% of the area median
income (AMI).