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Subject: [EXTERNAL]Fw: Public Comment on Fowler Avenue Housing Development
Date: Friday,April 17,2026 6:11:16 PM
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From: Brandi Pellerin <brandi@indikoi.com>
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Subject: Public Comment on Fowler Avenue Housing Development
I am submitting this comment to the City Commission regarding the Fowler Housing Development
proposed between Oak and Annie Streets. As a homeowner who has cherished this neighborhood for
almost ten years,I am heartbroken by a proposal that ignores our history and the city's own prior
commitments. The city's 2017 purchase agreement for this land promised to preserve trees and open
spaces,yet this plan crams eighty-four units into a narrow strip of land barely wide enough for a
road, let alone five-story buildings. This density is a direct assault on our neighborhood character
and our property values,which we expect to plummet by six figures for those of us bordering this
project. The lack of parking is a disaster waiting to happen; with only a handful of spots provided,
my street will become an overflow lot for a hundred extra cars. Our residential roads like Farmall
and Caterpillar were never engineered for this volume, and I fear the tax burden on current residents
to fix the infrastructure strain this will cause. I am also deeply concerned that the city is rushing this
zoning action while we are supposed to be engaged in a consensus-based process. This feels like a
breach of trust. I urge you to scale back this density to match the Bridger View model, ensuring
height limits of two stories and maintaining the green space and wildlife corridors that make
Bozeman home. Please do not fast-track a project that will bring years of construction dust and noise
only to result in a permanent safety crisis for our pedestrians.
Brandi Pellerin