Wards

Cited past vote tallies and asked whether the study commission saw wards as a way to boost voter participation.

Said he's not in favor of wards, thinking they would divide neighborhoods.

Suggested diagrams to help voters understand who votes for whom under the ward options, and asked about the cost difference between four and six commissioners.

A non-voting city property owner who still pays city taxes; wants conflict-free compensation board members and ward candidates voted only by their own ward.

Totally against wards but said the two-question Alternative 1 gives voters the most complete and honest choice.

Asked whether wards equal the number of non-mayoral commissioners and later argued four wards gives better representation than six.

Argued the commission needs a motion to vote on before public comment can be meaningful.

Online commenter opposed wards, saying dividing the city would add to national division.

Found the conditional sub-options confusing; preferred one clear question with the commission deciding the number of wards and district-only voting.

Skeptical of wards but argued electing ward commissioners at large dilutes the benefit of wards; noted risk of uncontested races.

Argued neighborhood associations can't replace elected ward representation and said the west side of town gets overlooked; suggested wards plus at-large seats.

Said the northwest side needs formal representation and raised local concerns about policing, traffic, and tax dollars going downtown rather than his part of town.

A Northeast Neighborhood Association representative urged keeping at-large elections and growing neighborhood associations organically from the ground up, saying wards aren't right for Bozeman.

Raised concerns that wards elected at-large wouldn't make running cheaper and could still yield uncompetitive races; suggested any ward option go to voters as a sub-option with example maps.