HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-31-26 Public Comment - D. Carty - Historic Preservation Advisory Board meeting_ March 31, 2026From:Daniel Carty
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Cc:Alison Sweeney; Rebecca Harbage
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Historic Preservation Advisory Board meeting: March 31, 2026
Date:Tuesday, March 31, 2026 8:50:43 AM
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(Please distribute the following public comment to all members of the Historic Preservation
Advisory Board in time for their meeting tonight. Thank you.)
March 31, 2026; 8:50 a.m.
Dear Historic Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB):
At tonight's HPAB meeting, Action Item Agenda F.1 will focus on discussing the LocalLandmark Project/Program Development, Phase 2.
Given that Action Item Agenda F.1 Memorandum is short on specifics, I am writing to ask
the HPAB and City to address in detail how features of Bozeman's natural environment canbe designated and protected as City Landmarks. Examples include, but are certainly not
limited to:
(1) Bozeman's urban forest in toto;
(2) Elements of Bozeman's urban forest (e.g., native tree species and/or heritage trees1);
(3) Bozeman's East Gallatin River watershed in toto;(4) Elements of Bozeman's East Gallatin River watershed (e.g., Bozeman Creek and
Bozeman's large network of irrigation ditches—which are integral to aquifer recharge);(5) Bozeman's unpaved trail systems in toto;
(6) Elements of Bozeman's unpaved trail system (e.g., The Gallagator Trail); and(7) Iconic Bozeman Parks (e.g., Peets Hill, Story Mill Park, and all Natural Area Parks
under the PRAT Plan).
1 As many in the HPAB know, a Bozeman Heritage Tree Program was supposed to be part
of the Landmark Project/Program. Recently, however, City staff moved the Heritage Tree
Program into the Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) update. That said, at the March26, 2026, Urban Parks and Forestry Board (UPF) meeting, we the public learned that a
Heritage Tree Program is neither mentioned by name in the current UFMP outline nor in theUPF's 2026 - 2027 Work Plan. Thus, a Heritage Tree Program could very well fall
through the cracks—unless both the UPF and HPAB speak up now!
Thank you for addressing my concerns at tonight's HPAB meeting.
Sincerely,
Daniel Carty
213 N. 3rd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
cc: City Commissioner Alison Sweeney, and Deputy Director of Community Development
Rebecca Harbage