HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-28-25 Public Comment - R. and C. Esbjornson - [EXTERNAL]Please vote NO on updated AHOFrom:C. R. Esbjornson
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Please vote NO on updated AHO
Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2025 11:57:23 AM
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Dear City Commissioners,
As long-time citizens of Bozeman, we are deeply concerned that the updated AHO would
allow for even taller buildings and inadequate parking for new developments in existingneighborhoods in exchange for purported "affordable housing." We have been appalled by the
new developments that have been approved in existing neighborhoods where tall buildingsovershadow existing homes and obliterate the skyline. Exempting developers from providing
adequate parking is egregious, creating parking issues in already existing neighborhoods.None of these exemptions is solving the truly affordable housing crisis in our town. The
updated AHO does not resolve any of the issues that are making it impossible for the workingpeople of our town, as well as our low-to middle-income seniors to obtain truly affordable
housing. We urge you to vote NO! on the updated AHO. All the advantages of this AHO go todevelopers--none to existing neighborhoods or the year-round residents of Bozeman who
struggle to live and work here.
Sincerely,Rilla and Carl Esbjornson