Tronstad Road subdivision proposal Public Comment from Christine PlunkettTo whom it may concern,
I would like to voice my concern over the annexation and development of the 110 acres off Tronstad Road into the Kalispell city’s growth policy. I am greatly opposed to these measures
and vehemently disagree that this addition would benefit any of the current local residents and only serve to further line the pockets of the investors involved in this scheme. Our
current school system is already over maximum capacity along with underfunding and has little hope of passing bonds and levies to make up for missing funds, the taxpayer is already
overtaxed. We would be adding hundreds more students to that system without the additional schools and teachers/funds in place beforehand. Additionally, our infrastructure cannot support
this kind of massive growth in the time span laid forth, the municipal water system is already full of forever chemicals and can’t even shut down a “toxic” or else the water supply
would be impacted negatively. An additional stop-light would be necessary at the junction of Tronstad and Hwy 93 in order to control flow of traffic and avoid additional collisions
with a R-turn only boundary already in place (which cause most to either perform illegal lefts or dangerous U-turns on high speed roadways). Lastly, this proposal will do nothing to
increase affordable housing since the tiny lots (under 4,000 sq ft) are selling for approximately 130,000 dollars before houses are even planned. Now the majority of people who will
be able to afford these lots and the cost of construction will be wealthier investors and those from out of state looking for a second home that they can make an income off when not
in use.
Please consider and listen to the voice of the people…
-Christine Plunkett
211 Garland St.
Kalispell, MT
(3rd generation Montanan,
18 year Flathead Valley resident
Parent of children in the SD5 school district)