HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-15 Rounds Murphy Eminent Domain Public CommentFrom: Rolland Rounds
To: Agenda
Subject: Bridger Center Annexation file A13002
Date: Monday, February 23, 2015 4:46:17 PM
February 23, 2015
To: Bozeman City Commissioners
RE: Bridger Center Annexation file A13002
My wife and I are adamantly against providing Mr. Murphy access across property
owned by the Bridger Creek Subdivision Community Association (BCSCA) for the
following reasons:
1) It is our understanding that the use of eminent domain is to provide
benefit to the public. If the request for access to Mr. Murphy’s property were
granted the only person(s) to benefit would be Mr. Murphy and his project. If it was
Mr. Murphy’s objective when he purchased the property to develop and build several
homes he should have done due diligence before purchasing the property and
realized that he would not have proper access for the type of development he was
planning.
2) Is his objective simply to annex to the city so that he can access and
obtain utilities? If so this can be accomplished via Commercial Drive.
3) The section of land in question has sensitive wetlands. Previous
developments adjacent to this land had to address the issue of significant ground
water. Additional development could exacerbate the ground water situation and
cause a negative impact to the wetlands. With the ongoing issue of storm water
drainage that the city is addressing would this area be useful in mitigating storm
water?
4) Lastly, the additional traffic on Commercial Drive will have a negative
impact on the commercial enterprises on that street and create additional difficulties
for ingress and egress onto a very busy Bridger Canyon Drive,
Thank you for reading our concerns.
Rolland and Phyllis Rounds
2415 B Birdie Dr.
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-586-0454