HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-04-25 Public Comment - V. Hanson - Fowler Affordable Housing ProjectFrom:Victor Hanson
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Fowler Affordable Housing Project
Date:Sunday, August 3, 2025 12:21:46 PM
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Gentlemen:
We find the Fowler Affordable Housing Project objectionable for the following reasons:1) Allowing apartment-like buildings and parking to be built directly against the backyard
fences of the existing homes along New Holland Drive without a reasonable buffer zone;2). The project proposes prices of $488,000 to $650,000 per unit which can hardly be
classified as affordable;3. The project design includes parking for less than two vehicles per unit which means that
overflow parking will necessarily be on the existing streets of Harvest Creek:4). The only access to the project will be on the existing Harvest Creek streets which were not
designed for the added traffic flow;5). The value of the existing homes on New Holland Drive affected by the project will lose
value that will be hundreds of thousands of dollars per unit;6). The area between the new Fowler street is better suited to grassland that can absorb any
future flooding. A walking trail or sidewalk would be a much more appropriate use for theexisting land.
Sincerely,Victor & Gabriele Hanson
1058 Harmon Way (Harvest Creek)Bozeman