HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-22-25 Public Comment - L. Pace - 5532 Fowler Annex application #24492From:Laura Pace
To:Bozeman Public Comment; Maddy@bluelinedevelopment.com
Subject:[EXTERNAL]5532 Fowler Annex application #24492
Date:Thursday, May 22, 2025 7:03:07 AM
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I am against the new development, Rocky Mountain Flats which is to encroach
upon my neighborhood of Meadow Creek, not to mention the neighborhoods of
Grand Cielo and Southbridge.
Do we not already have enough apartments and condos in this area? This area
of Bozeman is completely saturated with massive apartments that for the most
part are sitting empty. The traffic has already increased significantly in this
area, I am nervous for my children to ride bikes around the neighborhood or
just go hang out with friends and play at the playground. Where are we gonna
put these people? Where their cars gonna go? How much traffic is this gonna
increase? The city of Bozeman can barely handle the traffic that there is how
are they gonna get? It solved on the small roads throughout the neighborhood
and Stuckey Road there’s already backed up traffic, pedestrians Aren’t safe
bike riders aren’t safe going down these roads already, what happens when we
put more high density development there?
You can’t walk anywhere from this area. You can’t bike ride. There’s no public
transportation. As of right now, I consider my neighborhood a fairly safe place.
If we put in high density development, are we gonna have more police around
here for petty crimes that are bound to happen?
Why would you put low income housing right next to an area with high value
homes, many of which are million dollar homes. This is going to significantly
decrease the value of our homes. And the value of the property surrounding it.
High density low income housing should be closer towards city center where
they can walk and access resources. We are not near Medical Center. We are
not near the hospital. We are not near HRC any grocery stores or gas stations.
While affordable housing is necessary, the proposed location for this
development is problematic
for several reasons. As concerned neighbors, we need to make our voices heard
before the deadline
to ensure this project is reconsidered for a more suitable location.
Inappropriate Location for Affordable Housing- Lack of Sufficient
Infrastructure
• The proposed development is 3.5 miles away from essential services like
grocery stores,
healthcare, jobs, and public transportation. This distance will make it difficult
for future
residents to access these important resources, especially for those without cars
and is
creating sprawl, traffic, pollution for the next 20 years.
• No public transportation is planned for this part of town for decades according
to the City
Commission.
• Affordable housing should be placed where residents can easily access the
services they
need to thrive, and this site is too far removed to support that.
• The area around the proposed site is already overdeveloped and lacks the
necessary green
space, pedestrian infrastructure, and roads to support such a large increase in
population.• The current infrastructure is stretched thin, and the proposed
development does not
address the basic needs of the community, such as safe routes for children,
more parks, or
improvements to roads and sidewalks.
Increased Traffic and Safety Hazards
• The development will cause a significant increase in traffic on local streets,
particularly
Meah Lane, which runs next to a park where many children play.
• The infrastructure in the area is not designed to handle the increased traffic,
which poses
a safety risk for children and pedestrians who already use this area.
• There is a road planned for the other side of Meadow Creek Park which is
already a
narrow park and will make it unsafe and unusable.
Negative Impact on Nearby Neighborhoods
• The development is next to neighborhoods with high-value homes. A high-
density
development in this area could reduce property values and lead to conflict
between new
and existing residents.
• Placing a large-scale, high-density project in an area with lower-density, high-
value
homes will create long-term challenges for the community and harm the
character of the
neighborhood.
• Moving the development to a more appropriate site will ensure it has the
infrastructure to
thrive and that our neighborhood remains safe, livable, and well-supported.
Blueline Development Has Never Developed a Property of This Size
• According to their website the largest property they have developed is about
200 units in
Missoula (Trinity and Villageo apartments). Both of these projects were done
with the
Missoula Housing Authority who manages the properties and include case
management
and other services within the property.
Blueline Development has limited to no information about them on any
website including:
• No board of directors or employees are named on their website. Not much
information on
the company is in any of the typical databases (Dun and Bradstreet, Factset,
Mergent,
Crunchbase, etc.) They are private and have no funding rounds listed.
However, they did
take $19.2 mln from Aetna/CVS Healthcare for a project in Colorado. They do
not have a
social media presence. It is unclear their qualifications to manage this project
effectively.
Thank you for your timeLaura PaceSent from my iPhone