HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-25 Public Comment - G. Knapp - Repeal Affordable Housing Units within existing area homesFrom:gayl55@aol.com
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Repeal Affordable Housing Units within existing area homes
Date:Monday, January 27, 2025 9:07:44 AM
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To Whom it May Concern:
As written, I am writing as a resident of Figgins Addition, to oppose ordinance#2025.
Simply stated: Why punish your long-term residents who purchased homes many
years ago with short-term rentals in the form of 5-1. I clearly do not want my neighbor
to be able to sell her 45-year old home in order for a developer to build an apartment
complex for five times the number of residents and with it, parking, taxes and
neighborhood culture issues to follow. As I drive around this fine city, I see many,
many empty apartment buildings designed for this type of resident.
I have also seen and am seeing single use homes occupied by college students
numbering 4 or more take place. Do you have an accurate number of single-use
homes being turned into college dorms? Please find another way to satisfy your needto redo a development code every five years just because when the obvious reason
why it is needed just doesn't appear to exist to the average resident.
If this passes, my husband and I are thinking of leaving Bozeman.
Sincerely,
Gayle L. Knapp511 Henderson Street