HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-25-26 Public Comment - T. Weaver - Tax for tree maintenance To: City Commission, Bozeman
Re: Tax for tree maintenance
Dt: 19 Aug 2026
1 suggest that the city council revise its plan for taxation to support management of the city's �
trees.As a specific, I suggest taxation based on eurb length instead of lot area. I summarize my
logic below. t
1. Parts of Bozeman have no city trees and never will. e.g. Graf addition near Bozeman
Deaconess Hospital. Should they be taxed? � ?.
2. 1 enjoy the trees along Wilson.
Perhaps I should contribute to their maintenance. This is entirely unrelated to the size of my lot.
Should the ta�x 5e based on the number of people occupying the lot.
3. The trees the city maintains are along the street. Thus the tax should be based on the curb
length of the lot. A tax based on lot area un air y pen lizes those with more iso-diametric lot��s'
Your records probably include curb length so this coul a straightforwardly applied. If not, a tax
based on the square root of the lot area would be more fair.
4. The observation that the city's forest is pruned to make it ever taller is detrimental to the trees
and dangerous to our citizens. Taxation to insure against such problems seems infeasible.This
is subject to future discussion of the council.
T Weaver
824 O'Connell Dr
Bozeman Mt 59715