HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-20-15 Neese Public Comment about the zoning and annexation of 3000 Stucky Rd.From:River Inn
To:Agenda
Subject:about the zoning and annexation of 3000 Stucky Rd.
Date:Monday, July 20, 2015 2:48:47 PM
To whom it may concern,
I am feeling a great deal of frustration with the zoning
activity and annexations, that seem to be on a fast and
furious track in Gallatin Valley. In one breath our
planning department for Bozeman and Gallatin County preached protection of the 20 acre buffer zone that was
put in place historically to protect agriculture. Much of
this buffer zone has remained agricultural in nature, and
an adjacent property to the 3000 Stucky Road Plan is now a large vegetable farm that is yielding hundreds of
pounds of food for Gallatin County. But now it seems
our agricultural buffer is going to be swallowed up. The
zoning change for this buffer is not going to remain larger parcels or agricultural parcels at all. It is being
proposed to change to high density R-4 apartments,
this is a huge leap of change that gobbles up more
agricultural land.
Stucky Road, the main road that the development is proposing for exit and entrance for this development, is
not even up to county standards, this road has already
had a major increase in traffic that is backing up from
the only light on to 19th street. It has no shoulder, no bike lanes, deep ditches, high speeds, many accidents
and very high water table. If an improvement is done
just for the section that the development is at, that will
not solve the traffic issues on Stucky that already exists.
A nearby example of fast track development is Meadow
Creek subdivision, more agricultural land that was
rezoned and annexed into the city. That subdivision has
had problems from the get go with snow removal and maintenance for the open space that is supposed to be
done by the city. If the city cannot care for what they
have now, how are they going to care for what they
add? The change from agricultural land to R-4 seems out of line. We should think hard about how we want to
have our city developed and why. This should not be at
the expense of the open space that historically was
designed to keep the rural and agricultural character of this part of town. There is still plenty of room for infill
within the city. Some county officials have described this
zoning change as a done deal with no recourse. If this
is so, we might just say "Goodbye agricultural land in Gallatin County".
Thanks,
Ursula Neese
Delores Vanzyl
5532 Fowler Lane
Bozeman, MT 59718