HomeMy WebLinkAboutParking Public Comment on Catkin from Kathy Madsen 5-12-14From:Kathy Madsen
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: Street Parking on Catkin 3163 Catkin
Date:Thursday, May 08, 2014 1:39:36 PM
Please read this is the second time I have sent this email and have yet to get a reply. Note I have also
sent several emails from Jamie who manages the HOA in Cattail. I really need a solution to my
parking issues.
Subject: FW: Street Parking on Catkin 3163 Catkin
I live and own the house located at 3163 Catkin Lane. Since last fall, I have never been able to park
in front of my home. It took me 3 times to get my sprinklers blown out, because the truck can’t
reach 2 houses down. None of my visitors can ever park in front of my home. I can’t get my carpets
cleaned or my couches out of the front of my house. Unfortunately, I didn’t build the house never
to access my front. In fact, all the houses on my block have sprinklers which blow outs are on the
side of the homes. In addition, I feel no ambulance could ever access the front of my home and I do
know time does kill (my mother was an EMT in the state of Connecticut for 30 years). I tied talking
to the renters across the way at 3156 A & B, but was told they will park wherever it is convenient for
them to park and clearly they don’t know how to parallel park and refuse to park on their side of
the street. I will not be turning on sprinklers this year because I can’t go through the same problem
as I did last year. And what this means is the tress will get no water and I will not be mowing the
boulevard. I have attached an email from Jamie the head of Cattail’s HOA and you can see this is a
problem. Note I did 2 Sundays ago call them in when they were parked going the wrong direction,
but all that did was cause them to call me names (someone told them I called them in; believe it was
the police). I really don’t even feel safe at my house. I have spoken to a realtor who thinks this
parking problem will make it more difficult to sell my house. I really feel this is unfair to me and I do
believe the City is somewhat to blame. The condos across the way do have some street parking in
front of their units (maybe 1 or 2 spaces), but the real issue is the lack of parking in the back and
lack of consideration others show towards each other. Perhaps the City should think about a City
wide parking permit fee. The unit owners would be able to purchase 2 permits per unit which they
could hand out to serviceman and visitors. Tickets should also be handled out when people
deliberately block access to others homes when in fact there is parking in front of their own home.
This would probably take care of at least some of my problems.
Kathy Madsen
Controller
125 Central Ave.
Unit 1A
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: 406-556-4657
Fax: 406-586-3099
From: Jaymie Larsen [mailto:cattailcreekhoa@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 12:13 PMTo: Kathy MadsenSubject: RE: Street Parking on Catkin 3163 Catkin
Hi Kathy,
Wanted to quickly respond back to you before I forget. Ive been out of town, sorry for thisdelay.
I did talk with parking enforcement and since the renters arent doing anything illegal theycant do anything, however, I was given another officers information who may be able to help.
I will track him down in the next few days.At this point if you want to give your note to the renters that is up to you. I certainly
understand your frustration. I will also go and talk to the renters, call the managementcompanies, peak and management associates, and mail a letter to the owners.
I have driven down catkin during the day a few times and there is a white vehicle withwyoming plates always sitting in front of your house. There can be no one else parked on the
street and three vehicles parked in a row right in front of your place.
Jaymie Larsen
On Apr 24, 2014 8:45 AM, "Kathy Madsen" <kathy@caymanholdings.com> wrote: