HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-19-26 Public Comment - B. and K. Rydell - Article VII and QuotasFrom:Robert Rydell
To:Bozeman Goverment Study Commission
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Article VII and Quotas
Date:Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:37:16 AM
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19 May 2026
Dear Bozeman Government Study Commission Members:
Thank you for your important work. We are writing to urge you to keep Article VII. Wesimply can’t imagine Bozeman's city government operating without functioning
neighborhood councils and the INC. They allow room for debate at the neighborhoodlevel and for these councils to give input to the City. You are being urged from some
quarters to trust city commissions—now and into the future. Why would anyone trustany city commission that doesn’t value input from neighborhoods? Eliminating these
committees is a bad idea; it is anti-democratic and smacks of creepingauthoritarianism. Put a stop to it now.
We are also writing in opposition to the idea that any group (renters, condo owners,
developers, people under 30, people over 65, or people who have lived in thiscommunity for more than 30 years) be guaranteed seats on the INC. Why single out one
group for guaranteed representation and exclude others?
Thank you again for your work on this important set of issues.
Sincerely,
Bob and Kiki Rydell
622 South Grand Ave.
Bozeman