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Public Comment – Inter-Neighborhood Council
Re: Support for Centennial Park Neighborhood Zoning Change (R-4 to R-A)
Date: May 8, 2025
Submitted by: Noah ten Broek
I’m writing in wholehearted support of the Centennial Park Neighborhood’s proposal to rezone
from R-4 to R-A as part of Bozeman’s UDC update.
This is more than a zoning request—it’s a vision. A vision for a city that grows with care, listens
to its people, and remembers what makes its neighborhoods beloved in the first place. Centennial
Park is part of the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District, a space meant to safeguard
scale, heritage, and ecological richness. And yet, that original promise now feels at risk. This
proposal is a call to honor it.
What the residents of Centennial Park have done is nothing short of inspiring. They’ve organized
with integrity, built consensus through conversation, and crafted a proposal rooted in place,
history, and possibility. They are not asking for special treatment—they are modeling what civic
engagement can and should look like.
Neighborhood sovereignty is not a radical idea. It’s the foundation of a healthy, functioning city.
Power must live with the people most impacted by change—not with remote decision-makers or
speculative forces that have no long-term stake in our community.
This moment reverberates far beyond Centennial Park. The same tensions exist in Midtown and
other historic areas where affordability, character, and ecological balance are being erased. This
proposal shows another path is possible.
As you’re well aware, R-A zoning is not about resisting growth—it’s about designing it and
guiding it with intention. It protects a rare diversity of housing. It preserves our urban canopy
and the quiet rhythms of life that define neighborhood well-being. It opens the door to thoughtful
infill while keeping our social fabric intact. This is not just a win for Centennial Park—it’s a
model for Bozeman’s future.
Please support this proposal. Let it serve as a reminder that planning, at its best, is a democratic
act—one rooted in respect, reciprocity, and a shared love of place.
Sincerely,
Noah ten Broek