HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-30-26 Public Comment - T. Cunningham - Neighborhood AssociationsFrom:tcunningham@mcn.net
To:Bozeman Goverment Study Commission
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Neighborhood Associations
Date:Saturday, May 30, 2026 4:44:48 PM
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Study Commission Members:
Thank you for your dedication in studying our form of government and proposing
revisions to the Bozeman City Charter. The purpose of this email is to suggest an edit to
the subject of Public Engagement.
In the Neighborhood Association section, I recommend including a requirement that all
Bozeman citizens be represented by a Neighborhood Association. In order to ensure that
the voices of all citizens and all Neighborhoods are available to the commission,
creating a system where Neighborhood Associations are set up on a city-wide basis -
similar to Missoula'a Neighborhood Association map - is the most democratic and
equitable solution.
Neighborhood Associations are valuable in providing two-way communication between
citizens and municipal government. A city-wide network of Neighborhood Associations
would allow for targeted alerts and information distribution (road construction,
proposed development, traffic changes) as well as feedback in the form of surveys,
Neighborhood meetings, INC meetings, etc.
Different Neighborhoods are likely to have a variety of views and feedback for the
commission, and hearing the voices of citizens in all Bozeman Neighborhoods gives
broader and more varied input than a geographically-limited scenario.
I urge you to create a representative and robust Neighborhood Association network by
baking democratic principles into this section of the city charter.
With respect,
Terry Cunningham
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