HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-01-15 Rasker Fwd_ house on s. grandFrom:Chris Mehl
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Subject:Fwd: house on s. grand
Date:Monday, June 01, 2015 5:55:18 PM
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From: "Rasker, Jodi" <jodi.rasker@montana.edu>Date: June 1, 2015 at 5:23:14 PM MDTTo: "'cmehl@bozeman.net'" <cmehl@bozeman.net>Subject: house on s. grand
Chris – you’ve probably been bombarded about this house today. Great images in the
paper! They couldn’t be more in contrast. I winced when I saw the proposed design as
it reflects nothing of our downtown historic character. I understand the need for more
modern architecture and diversity, but that is the most extreme example I could even
image. I would be embarrassed to take my guests for a walk downtown to enjoy our
more historic (and increasingly upbeat) personality and have to walk by and apologize
for our cities lack of vision. And what a precedence that sets for the future. What
about all the folks who have gone to great length to preserve our historic personality,
and watch the future run in and build something so radically different it doesn’t even
make sense. Thanks for the opportunity to say something Chris! Maybe there are other
considerations I’m unaware of, but at first glance – it’s very off-putting.
Jodi Rasker
Montana State University
Renne Library
Resource Description and Metadata Services
jodi.rasker@montana.edu