HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-16-25 Public Comment - M. Campanelli - Additional comment on _A proper future for the L Street Annexation_From:Mark Campanelli
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Cc:Angela Kociolek; Amy Hoitsma; Marcia Kaveney; Daniel Carty; Alison Sweeney; Emily Talago
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Additional comment on "A proper future for the L Street Annexation"
Date:Tuesday, December 16, 2025 11:22:02 AM
Attachments:L Street Annex Watersheds and Reclamation.pdfL Street Annex Flood Map.pdf
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Greetings Commissioners,
I have further comments for your consideration to reject the "L Street Annexation" in its
current form. Recall that my initial reasoning centered around the City taking on a large publicsafety and fiscal liability by approving for redevelopment this annexation of a
clearly environmentally distressed property. It does not go unnoticed that the companyresponsible for the site's distress and resulting lack of developer interest is now looking for the
City to assume such liabilities so that they can have an economically favorable sale. There isgood reason to question that the toxic plume directly under the undeveloped site is not
sufficiently remediated to be safely disturbed for the purpose of residential development, evenof the affordable type. See attached map. Alternatively, it would behoove the City to instead
negotiate with the property owner to work to transfer the parcel to the City as a heritage sitefor educational purposes and continued monitoring in as living classroom for our students.
I write these additional comments because the site is ALSO very likely to be important for
implementing flood mitigation in the CIty's recently adopted Bozeman Creek Resiliency Plan.Specifically, it is highly likely that Mill Ditch, which flows into the East Gallatin River just
upstream of the parcel in question (see attached map), will see considerably increased flowsduring future flood events. (See ALTERNATIVE TWO – MILL DITCH DESIGN FLOOD
MITIGATION in https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=303386&dbid=0&repo=BOZEMAN&cr=1) The purpose here is to protect millions of
dollars of private and City assets in the Bozeman Creek drainage upstream of this parcel.Based on my understanding, this parcel, despite its environmental distress, is still prime for
badly needed flood mitigation required by this option. It is for this additional purpose offinancial protection of existing city infrastructure that the City should be willing to negotiate
annexation of the parcel zoned as Public Lands and Institutions (PLI).
Thank you for considering first our public safety and economic resilience,
Mark CampanelliLinkedIn
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