Tronstad Development Public Comment from Kelly WilkeHello,
I live at 650 Jackson View Trail, off of Whitefish Stage Road approximately 1 ¼ miles south of Tronstad Road.
I know that expansion and development or inevitable but there needs to be forethought put into the expansion and development without putting the current citizens, that live near the
expansion or development, lives at risk or danger.
In my mind before ANY expansion or development are to be done at Tronstad several things the city and/or county need to have in place.
1. There needs to be a four-way stop light at both US 93/Tronstad AND Whitefish Stage Road/Tronstad intersections. Without this you are asking for some serious wrecks/fatalities to
happen such are happening at Rose Crossing/Whitefish Stage Road intersection. Right now It is a me first attitude and many that are coming off of Rose Crossing are acting like it is
a four-way stop which it is NOT. This leads into the second point.
2. There needs to be a four-way stop light at the Rose Crossing/Whitefish Stage Road intersection. With the future development of Reserve Drive, the Rose Crossing use is going to explode
exponentially. Right now there are times during the afternoon rush hour where the traffic is backed on Rose Crossing to the four way stop at the apartment complex west on Rose Crossing.
3. There needs to be some type of shoulders or expansion of Whitefish Stage Road. Currently there is very little room on the edge of each side of the road. They are deep ditches.
With more traffic and the way that some people drive there are going to be more accidents that will happen. This fiscal year we have had three major accidents on Whitefish Stage where
a car has taken out a telephone/utility pole. This then entails that both Whitefish Stage Road and US 93 from Rose Crossing north to just south of Whitefish were without power. Each
time it was over 3 hours in length.
As a fourth generation native of Montana AND Flathead County, I love this valley and state. I know we have to go but let’s not put the cart before the horse like has been done in so
many other expansions and developments. The going joke for as long as I can remember is that developments are put in then the infrastructure is put in place to accommodate the development
AFTER someone ends up dead in some type of fatality that could have been avoided.
In the 1970’s and 1980’s there used to be a saying around here, “Pray for me, I drive 93”. That was until the new US 93 was put in between Whitefish through Polson. The old 93 and
the current Whitefish Stage are very similar in that there are no shoulders for vehicles or pedestrians to walk on, deep ditches on both sides, and many wrecks happen on those roads.
The new saying that I have heard recently, is “Pray for me, I drive Whitefish Stage”.
As a side note, where I currently reside, it is on a little knoll and we can see approximately 1 mile of Whitefish Stage. During the spring, summer, and fall months we can see hot
rods, muscle cars, and motorcycles going at lest 70-80 on Whitefish Stage. As a matter of fact last week we saw that on the north side of the fire hall there was a sheriff parked there,
and a motorcycle went past him going at least 60-70 (speed limit is 45) and the sheriff did NOTHING. Remember there are NO police officers out this direction so you are asking the
sheriff and/or MHP to do more work.
In conclusion, things need to be rectified in the infrastructure before there is any expansions or developments to the north of Kalispell. If there isn’t there are going to be some
sad fatalities on these roads and it could be someone that you love that is in that vehicle.
Thank you,
Kelly Wilke, MCITP, MCSE, MCNE, CCSP(CCNP - Security)
Wilke Enterprises, Inc.
"Computers and Networks Done Right the First Time"
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Thank you for your time. I do not work for any company, this is an independent inquiry. Thank you and God bless the USA.
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he views without very dense development.
Thank you for your consideration.
force us to accept the unacceptable
behavior of their patrons!
I have been sober for 33 years. I understand addiction, suicide, trauma and loss. BUT, I do not have to tolerate drunken behavior, drug addicts, drug dealers, criminals, socialists,
and human traffickers in my backyard. I will NOT step back from confrontation. I WILL BE HEARD one way or another, and if the permit for the shelter goes off the table, I will personally
spearhead a group and hire an attorney and sue the city.
We want the shelter permit rescinded. A neighborhood full of houses, apartments, small businesses, is NOT the place for a LOW-BARRIER SHELTER. Do you wonder why the Samaritan House has
fewer calls and less pushback from its neighborhood? Because they have a protocol that doesn't involve drugs and alcohol. Do you know that 99% of law enforcement presence is because
drugs and alcohol are involved? Do you know that mentally ill people allowed to do drugs and alcohol are inherently more dangerous? Why in God's name would anyone think a low-barrier
shelter is a good thing? This center is "advertised" as a place for local people who lost their housing - so why is it necessary to make it a low-barrier shelter if these are working
people that lost their local housing? Because that isn't the TRUTH! That is a steaming pile of you know what they're feeding you! Grab a spoon and take a bite and tell me what it tastes
like!
I have lived 13 years in the same neighborhood. My son rode his skateboard and bike to the middle school everyday without an incident. We never saw people loitering in the fairgrounds,
or on our streets. I never worried about spending time in my gardens or felt like I had to be on high alert when I went out to move the sprinklers. I never once saw a person camped
out with their shopping cart of belongings hiding in the alcove of the church across the street or felt concerned about taking my trash to the dumpster in the alley. "Times are changing"....boy
are they ever! When you plant a low barrier homeless shelter in the middle of a residential neighborhood, you INVITE DRUG ADDICTS, ALCOHOLICS, MENTALLY ILL, AND HOMELESS PEOPLE INTO
THAT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
To make ONE COMMUNITY AND ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAR THE BRUNT OF THIS ACTIVITY IS CRIMINAL, SHORT SIGHTED, AND BREEDS DISTRUST, ANGER AND RESENTMENT.
Renee Dimler
533 W. Wyoming St
Kalispell, MT 59901
406-212-5251 Cell/Work
reneesuz07@gmail.com <mailto:reneesuz07@gmail.com>
seems to have insufficiently addressed these critical concerns, particularly the unique challenges posed by this development compared to other
areas. There has been a lack of thorough analysis and genuine community engagement, which is essential for any project of this scale and impact.
Given these significant issues and the potential long-term conse