HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-21-14 Story Mansion Public Comment from Abigail BreuerFrom:Abigail Breuer (3 Rivers)
To:Agenda
Subject:Story Mansion-- thank you
Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:54:27 PM
Dear City Commission,
I write to commend you for your collective decision not to sell the Story Mansion and to
retain it in public hands for the immediate present. Public access to Story Mansion and
grounds for events from Halloween to summer movies to concerts allows many of us a
rare glimpse into the Bozeman of yesteryear, and a way to understand the lives of those
who helped shape Bozeman. Such a reminder of the past is an important guide to our
future.
We do not learn of our history or what it took (or who it was taken from) to build our
town from chain stores. Rather, tangible reminders like the Mansion and the now-gone
Lehrkind brewery wall enable us to imagine an earlier world, and to educate ourselves
about the legacy of earlier times. Such information can help contemporary residents to
consider carefully what remnants of our present world we would hope to carry through to
the future.
Thank you,
Abigail Breuer
Bozeman, MT