Fairbridge/Outlaw Inn renovation proposal Public Comment from Ron GersonAimee Brunckhorst
From:
Ron Gerson <prg@intracomuk.com>
Sent:
Monday, January 17, 2022 4:26 PM
To:
Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Cc:
Kellyn Brown; news@flatheadbeacon.com; editor@dailyinterlake.com
Subject:
EXTERNAL Fairbridge/Outlaw Inn renovation proposal
Importance: High
Councilors and Mayor Johnson
I am writing to express my extreme concern at the consequences of the Planning Board's recent decision to approve the
rehab/housing project at the Fairbridge Inn site, specifically, the 30-day eviction notice presented to the current
residents.
I could go on for a long time regarding the extent and the details of the impact that this short -notice decision will have
on the low-income and otherwise disadvantaged residents in the middle of winter in a non-existent alternative housing
market as well as the resulting impact on the overall Kalispell community— moral, humanitarian and financial. But I
won't. I believe you are — individually and as a group — clued -in enough to understand the enormity of the problem.
There IS a simple solution and that is for the Council to impose a condition on the project approval which involves
MITIGATION OF IMPACT. If there were trees on the property, their removal would have to be taken into account and
considered in the proposal, so it is not by any means excessive to insist that the REMOVAL OF RESIDENTS be taken into
account and that the existing or new owners also provide solutions to the current residents' dilemmas — delaying
eviction and/or providing alternative housing solutions. Failing that, THE BURDEN WILL FALL ON THE PUBLIC SECTOR
AND THE ENTIRE KALISPELL COMMUNITY.
I believe that the renovation of the Fairbridge/Outlaw site is a benefit to the community. But we cannot overlook the
short-term impact of the disruption of people's lives and the communities security (of all kinds) because the long-term
benefit is apparent nor can we create and permit a situation where the public is disadvantaged to the benefit of a
private corporation.
Thank you for your time and your concern for the citizens whom you are elected to represent. FIND AND IMPLEMENT A
SOLUTION TO YOUR NEIGHBORS' PROBLEMS.
Best regards
Ron Gerson
Kalispell