HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-04-25 Public Comment - M. Herring - Application 24606From:herrboz@aol.com
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Application 24606
Date:Saturday, March 1, 2025 8:07:10 PM
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I am writing to request that you deny the developer's application to change the project
to "mixed storefront," which will enable them to cut down the mature trees in the
boulevard there.
Bozeman's Landscape Design Policy states that mature trees "may also contribute to
the historic landscape and should be preserved.” Our Streetscape Policy encourages
maintenance of the character of the streetscape. These trees provide beauty and
shade and mitigate the effects of climate change.
This developer has a history of cutting down mature trees, replacing them with
immature saplings, and then maintaining the saplings poorly. Look at the wrecks of
the trees at One11 to get a sense of the developer's dedication to new trees. Sixmature, majestic Engelmann spruce once stood there; they were replaced by 6
saplings, A year or 2 later, one of those is gone, another has had its top removed,
and the others do not seem to be thriving.
Please do not allow this developer to do this again. We need our urban forest.
Mike Herring313 N Grand