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Southwest Montana
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;UILDING1716 W.Main St. Suite 8-G Bozeman INIT 59715 (406) 585-8181
B fi O C IIAITLI O RY FAX(406)585-7530 wa-tv.sXcmbia.ore National Association
of Home Builders
Executive Committee
Nathan Albrecht, Chairman
November 18 2014 Pro Builders
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Brian Popiel,15�r Vice Chairman
Mayor Jeff Krause
Arete Builders/Resource Site Svcs
Deputy Mayor Carson Taylor 406-579-1362
Commissioner I-Ho Pomeroy .wan Ilathaway,20 vice Chairman
Commissioner Chris Mehl AS Ilathaway Construction,Inc
Commissioner Cynthia Andrus 406-570-0117
City of Bozeman Bill Fiedler,Associate vice
P.O.Box 1230 Chairman
Bozeman,MT 59771 Distinctive Lighting
406-586-7172
Tylene Vitt,Treasurer
Dear Bozeman City Commission,Planning Department Rudd&Company
406-585-3393
Rob Pvans,2012 Past Chairman
Thank you for your service to Bozeman and your willingness to serve our city. Bozeman is a great city Constructive Solutions,Inc.
to live, work and raise a family. We as a community have an opportunity to help achieve the goal of 406-404-1560
home ownership. Our organization understands economic vitality and strives to conserve affordability in Board ofDirecrors
not only our own businesses, but in creating housing in our community. We maintain that increased Jeri Norris
regulation hurts our ability to provide affordability. First security Bank
406-585-39(N)
We ask the commission to allow the free(unrestricted)market to produce its own affordability. Adding Darryl Seymour
regulation to force homeownership at a certain price point skews the market and adversely effects Montana Title&Escrow
homeownerships ability in other price points. *6-587-7702
Mike'I'hompson
The Southwest Montana Building Industry Association will: Kenyon Noble Lumber
406-586-2384
1) Oppose the use of inclusionary zoning laws or ordinances that are not voluntary or do not include
measures such as densitybonuses, subsidy rants or others that do not full compensate for costs Beth 7xman
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associated therewith. 406-522-55(x)
2) Support addressing housing affordability through the use of a competitive housing market that
encourages and accommodates housing options for all income levels. Jake Sustainable
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3) Support the provision of affordable housing through a broad and comprehensive strategy to address 406-580-3581
housing affordability at the state and local level that closely examines the causes of that problem and
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relies on a variety of targeted approaches to address those causes, including direct income and housing ru
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subsidies, removal of zoning and regulatory barriers to provide for a sufficient number of housing units 406-6(N)-7464
to meet projected growth,rather than relying primarily on mandatory inclusionary zoning.
4 Support the production of a broads spectrum of housing b the home building industry that Tim Rail
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appropriate development incentives and subsidies. 4M-585-8858
5)Guarantee that the cost is not borne disproportionately by the new home buying public.
Andy Rowe
Alpenglow Custom Builders
(406)920-1029
Respectfully,
- " Adrian Vaughn
Von Construction Inc.
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Nathan recht
Eugene Graf IV
EG Construction Id.0
Chairman of the Board SWMBIA Board of Directors 406-579-8248
David Graham
Graham Enterprises
(406)580-8312
linda@swmbia.org www.swmbia.org