Opposition to tronstad development Public Comment from Michele TaylorAimee Brunckhorst
From: michele taylor <taylor92107@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, June 3, 2024 2:45 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL Opposition to tronstad development
Good afternoon,
I'm writing to express my opposition to development on tronstad road as well
as my disappointment in the boards performance prior to recommending
moving forward with this project. I attended the initial meeting. During that
meeting, only one board member stated he'd fully reviewed/read the plans for
the project.
One board member remained completely uninvolved and uninterested in any
discussion at all. At one point during the meeting, Chad Graham actually had to
ask him if he had any comment or input. He did not. When the time came for
voting on the recommendation. He simply raised his hand for a yes vote.
As for the other three board members, each one expressed concerns regarding
traffic issues created by the development. They specifically discussed the
concern for rear end car accidents as well as traffic fatalities that could
possibly be associated with traffic issues created by this project.
At one point during the meeting, one of the board members actually suggested
falsifying the information to MDT in order to get the approval to move forward
for a traffic light.
Despite the fact that they did not completely read the plans and also expressed
concerns regarding the traffic, each one of them voted to recommend moving
forward with the project to the council. The only board member who did not
recommend this was also the only one who stated he had read the plans in
their entirety. He expressed concerns regarding the traffic related issues and
also stated that it seemed this subdivision simply did not fit in with the area.
The highest responsibility of city council is to ensure the safety of the
community. It's quite clear that this subdivision cannot move forward without
creating significant traffic risks to our community. Also, placing this density of
1
homes in this rural area places significant strain on the surrounding rural
citizens.
Please know that I am not against a development. As previously suggested, I
would not object to 2.5 acre lots in this area.
Thank you for your time,
Michele Taylor
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