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Feb 26, 2024
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The intricacies of school budgeting are also a perennial source of confusion for Montanans who would like to better understand where the money comes from and how it’s spent
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The review is not of those currently in office but of the structure of the existing local government
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The Helena City Commission is considering whether to ask voters to approve added taxes to pay for a new fire station and additional police officers and firefighters
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The review process comes out of Montana’s 1972 Constitution, which established a ten-year cycle for municipalities and counties to consider changes to their form of government
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“Everything would go through the planning commission and things in Lewistown would move faster, so if you really want more housing, I don’t have to grab three giant binders to lay out the process,”
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We are happy to announce that this blog is designed to provide information, hints, tips, and share updates to keep our citizens well informed about city codes and various projects around the city
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From January 12 – 15th, Great Falls Fire Rescue has responded to 100 calls for service. Of those 100 calls for service, GFFR responded to 3 working structure fires, 1 car fire, 7 natural gas calls in structures, and 5 calls for breaks to fire sprinkler systems.
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The city conducted consistent sampling each quarter and the testing confirmed no detects of PFAS or PFOA in the city water supply, according to the city.
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Nearly all of that growth is attributable to in-migration. Since the 2020 census, the agency estimates 51,600 more people have moved into Montana than have relocated elsewhere
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While interest rates are slowly ticking down, the number of building permits issued in Missoula in Fiscal Year 2024 remains sluggish when compared to years past, even as housing remains in demand across the city
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“These are really, really complicated issues — and that’s why they are best dealt with, in detail, through the community process and through local elected officials,”
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A Growth Policy is not a regulatory document (Section 76-1-605(2), MCA) and does not impact private property rights; it is a document that should guide the county in addressing private property rights.
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“I’m sick of these pot-shots from Helena,” Johnson said. “Let them come sit next to us in our chairs so they can see for themselves what we’re going to do in 2024.”
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Property taxes represent the primary source of funding in Montana for local government services including K-12 schools, law enforcement and fire departments.
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The tax would go before voters in either next year’s primary or general election. Ninety days’ notice will need to be provided for it to get on the ballot
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It can be challenging for small cities to improve wastewater infrastructure in the time needed to accommodate growing populations, according to Eric Bindler, senior research director at water utility firm Bluefield Research
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We work really closely with lots of cities and towns in Montana, especially the ones that have a limited tax base that can't afford to pay for things like this on their own
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Revenue from the levy would fund 11 new Police Department positions, a third fire station and 27 positions in the Fire Department. It also would cover the cost of new equipment
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the council acquiesced, granting the city permission to proceed with hiring a short-term rental code enforcement position and acknowledging that enforcing the existing rules is a necessary step toward solving the city’s housing affordability and scarcity crisis.
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As for whether Montana’s new housing strategy will live up to its hype, Davis said to check back in five years. If, at that point, firefighters and teachers can afford housing, then the state will, indeed, have pulled off something of a miracle.
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The League of Women Voters of Missoula will present a program, "Understanding Your Local Government" on Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Missoula Public Library Copper Room A
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New leadership is on the horizon for several of Montana’s large cities following municipal elections held across the state this week
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A majority of counties – at least 49 of 56 – levied 77.9 mills, as opposed to the full 95 mills, as part of a local solution to help homeowners with anticipated increases in property taxes.
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If the additional 17.1 mills are mandated by the courts to be added to my bill then the state portion will increase to a whopping $719. This, at a time state coffers are awash in hundreds of millions in cash. Explain that one to my wife, my siblings, and my neighbors. I sure can’t.
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City Commissioners will consider approving $1,231,657 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds during their Nov. 7 meeting to NeighborWorks Great Falls for the purchase and restoration of the Ulmer Square property
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“I’m not trying to pick a fight with the governor, but the governor has said that local governments are the cause of the property taxes going up and that’s simply not true,”
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“The program is operating the way it should and those dollars are moving and are providing real value to the community,” Cherry told commissioners.
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Stay connected with a trip around the state with mayors from Choteau, Hardin, Billings, Colstrip, and Libby, gathered for the 92nd Annual Conference of the Montana League of Cities and Towns, with Executive Director Kelly Lynch.
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he administration of Gov. Greg Gianforte filed a lawsuit Monday against Missoula County seeking a judicial ruling on a dispute with county governments over whether the state has the authority to require the full collection of a school funding property tax
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Online applications and geocodes are Greek to many senior citizens. There must have been an easier way.
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seven-member court sided unanimously with the attorney general, concluding that different portions of the proposed initiative, Ballot Initiative 2, would need to be put before voters separately
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“Everyone loves Whitefish and we just want to make sure it isn’t loved to death because we have a special community,” he said. “And this planning process is a great example of the community coming together to ensure that it does remain a special place.”
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A typical rule of thumb is that “affordable” housing costs its occupants no more than 30% of their pre-tax income — say, for example, no more than $1,000 a month or $12,000 a year for a single person with an annual salary of $40,000.
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“We recognize the need that's continually being put on them,” Anderson said of the department. “This whole situation felt like it was set up for failure at the beginning when the Department of Revenue's tax notices went out with an incredibly inaccurate number of what people's proposed tax numbers may have been.”
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Most property tax rates scale to match the dollar amounts of local budgets, which in are in turn subject to growth limits specified in state law. However, the 95 mills rise in direct proportion to property values. With assessed values up dramatically in this year’s reappraisal cycle, that means an estimated $91 million a year in additional collections
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The city is seeking applicants for several advisory boards
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Missoula County on Tuesday placed its official support behind an effort lead by Beaverhead County that's challenging the state's “consistent” levying of certain mills despite a provision in Montana law that requires a reduction in mills when taxable values increase
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Park County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to send a letter to the state attorney general’s office requesting an opinion on whether the 95 mills should be reduced. This reduction would raise $323,362 from county taxpayers rather than the $2,360,180, the letter states
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In 1999, the Legislature passed a law limiting how much property tax collections can grow without a vote. The law limits cities, counties, and the State property tax collection growth to half the rate of inflation over the three previous years plus revenue from newly taxable property
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“If our growth policy goes down, those criteria go away,” Inman said. “Then we review subdivisions based on exactly what’s in statute.”
The statutes don’t go into detail about the effects of subdivisions on wildlife habitat, water use, public health and safety, and agriculture, for example
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“At some point this has become a distraction. A distraction from the fact that a long term fix is going to take a lot of math, a lot of time and a lot of thought,” Jones said.
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“This year we have around 16,000, almost 17,000 appeals that have been filed in our system,”
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The County’s request further argues that unless the State is directed to follow the law and adjust their levying authority downwards, it could lead to over-levying property taxpayers under the current reappraisal cycle
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Local government also operates under a cap set by the legislature; it can’t raise taxes by more than half the rate of inflation.
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There is no excuse for the Legislature not making this simple adjustment. There is no excuse for not doing the same thing that has always been done in the past. There is no excuse for not accepting the recommendation of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Department of Revenue.
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It’s important to understand in this situation that even though residential property taxes are going up (and, in some cases, going up a lot), it’s not because local governments and schools are collecting a windfall increase in tax revenue. Indeed, state law bars local governments and schools from taking advantage of such windfalls
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“Based on just general evolution of development practice nationwide – and then also within our own growth policy, it asked us to look at those kinds of issues as well,” he said. “So we had started on that journey already.”
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A number of organizations filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court, raising concerns about Ballot Issue 2 and supporting either the attorney general’s decision to find it insufficient or to provide the fiscal statement. They included the Montana League of Cities and Towns, the Montana Association of Counties, the Montana Federation of Public Employees, the Montana Bankers Association, the Montana Association of Realtors, the Montana Building Industry Association and the Montana Chamber of Commerce
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The firm is planning an extensive $4.9 million rehabilitation of the building, which has 60 units, with energy efficiency and safety upgrades. The building has commercial units on the ground floor
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The groups said the proposal, if approved for the ballot and then by voters, would create financial challenges on multiple levels, citing a fiscal analysis that says the proposal could cost both local governments and the state hundreds of millions of dollars
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By intention, the Minneapolis Fed is rolling out its dashboard of indicators well before the availability of data that can demonstrate any impact of the Minneapolis 2040 plan. Selecting the indicators now ensures the neutrality and comprehensiveness of the dashboard and should minimize the risk of selecting indicators that tell a biased story
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The 43% increase in state property taxes statewide means that residential property owners owe Montana, not local government, an extra $81 million annually when tax bills hit mailboxes, right before municipal and school bond elections
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City Manager Greg Doyon said they’re aware there’s been fear and confusion from taxpayers about the appraisal notices.
He said the tax impact isn’t likely to be what property owners are seeing in those notices but they won’t know for sure until the city receives its certified taxable values in August and sets its mill levies.
Additional voter approved levies though, such as the library levy, will have increase local taxes, whether property values increase not, according to city staff and DoR staff.
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Property taxes are the primary way Montanans pay for local government services including schools, law enforcement and fire departments, among other things. But the math used to calculate them can be quite complex, making it hard to understand who’s paying how much and why. It can also be hard to know what’s going to happen to your taxes when your home’s value rises.
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Middle is the most public graffiti artist in the city and has works of art from the west end to downtown. He has spray-painted the Shiloh Road pedestrian tunnel, created elaborate murals in the downtown skate park, and has worked with many private businesses who offer up “sanctioned walls” for Middle and other artists to paint.
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Over the last two fiscal years, the Trust Fund has received $1.7 million and all of it has been committed
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A residential development with medium and high density can be built on about 80 acres in south Bozeman after city commissioners approved a zoning proposal this week
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Before the amendment, the code prohibited all residential uses in the C-2 district, which includes much of the 10th Avenue South corridor, areas along Central Avenue West, the Northwest Bypass, 3rd Street Northwest and Smelter Avenue
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Those attending the conference say it’s a valuable opportunity for people working on housing issues across the state to get together
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“This proposed code revision would diversify residential development opportunities, further encourage infill, and provide additional financial sources for commercial development projects,” according to the staff report. “Staff believes that the proposed revisions to the land use chapter of the code will have a positive impact on private sector development in the community.”
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The proposed redevelopment is using multiple funding sources, including low income housing tax credits from the state and historic tax credits in addition to the request for city funding
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This isn’t the only housing project being worked on by Copper Development, and Estes says a low income housing project will be announced soon
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lawmakers passed a host of pro-housing zoning measures — overcoming opposition from local government leaders and other critics who worry the resulting infill development could transform neighborhoods and overload existing sewer systems
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Six Montana communities will share more than $200,000 of grant funding to support the planning of critical infrastructure and community development projects
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Each Summit offers an excellent opportunity to gain knowledge, discover resources, and network with local and state government stakeholders. Each Summit is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There is no cost to attend and lunch is provided.
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The public is encouraged to attend and provide feedback. The planning team will consider public comment as the plan progresses.
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“What we’ve found is there is a need for the market-rate housing on Fifth, there’s a need for the student housing and there’s a need for workforce housing,” Walton said.
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As presented …, the new package would put $175 million of state General Fund money toward housing programs and also authorize using $50 million from the state coal trust to provide loans to help developers build rent-restricted apartments
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The fire station infrastructure project was identified as a top priority project for the city’s ARPA funds during an April 2022 meeting. The project budget was set at $2.8 million in December 2022
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Households seeking lower-cost rental housing units are not seeing housing supply go up as quickly as higher-income families after upzoning
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Airbnb officials said they’re seeing an increase in hosts across the Treasure State and the cities leading the way are Bozeman, Missoula and Billings.
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The city planning board will consider a proposed code amendment during their April 25 meeting pertaining to multifamily zoning.
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we find no statistically significant evidence that additional lower-cost units became available or became less expensive in the years following reforms
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“What I think is the biggest issue in this bill is I think It will prohibit us from putting any short-term rental restrictions on the ADU. That’s a huge issue for us,”
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City Commissioners resumed their discussion of potentially sending a $21.175 million public safety infrastructure bond to the November ballot
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The small town demands big-town infrastructure, but its wastewater treatment plant is often overworked and overloaded, an issue that has seeped into multiple corners of the town and added to its housing woes
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a range of economic factors have blunted the spike even as growing pains persist
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“We need to design our own solutions, fully aware of our own situation. And yet it seems that local control stops at Helena.
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Following more than two hours of public comment, during which more than 35 people spoke in opposition to the proposed development, the commissioners voted 5-0 to approve annexation of the 58 acres below Mount Helena into the city, and in a separate 5-0 vote, approved the subdivision.
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Registration for Great Falls Park and Recreation Community Recreation Center summer programs and swimming lessons opens April 18
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Ultimately the goal is to create an inclusive vision for future growth, modernize development regulations and guide critical code changes
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The skyrocketing price of homes in Montana isn’t the fault of 127 municipalities and their voters, it falls to the feet of the 78 legislators in Helena trying to centralize government. We know best what we want and need in our communities.
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The Communication Center is a multi-agency dispatch center that is staffed 24/7 by professional and highly trained Public Safety Telecommunicators, most commonly referred to as dispatchers. The center dispatches and processes requests for 3 police agencies, 16 fire departments, 3 ambulance services in Lewis and Clark County, and works with several state and federal agencies.
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Actions speak louder than words. Everyone knows there’s a housing crisis plaguing workers throughout rural Montana. Housing costs are way above rural wages. Put the rhetoric aside men, come together, and get the work done.
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Apr 3, 2023
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With major housing and commercial developments planned by Helena Area Habitat for Humanity and Billings-based Oakland Companies among others, the town stands to gain around 2,300 mixed-income housing units, a manufacturing facility and a new commercial district just south of U.S. Highway in the next two to three years
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ASK BZN! City of Bozeman Questions PortalInterested in TIFs? Check out City of Helena’s websiteDYK? Find Community Growth Plans online - Belgrade
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From January 2019 until mid-March of this year, the city’s “best estimate” of new dwelling units is 3,378, with another 1,000 or so in the pipeline. But a “significant” portion of those appear poised to become short-term rentals, Cunningham said
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Mountain Line has applied for two grants from the Federal Transit Administration that, if awarded, would help fund the cost of a new operations facility.
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Mar 29, 2023
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When each TIF District was created, a base tax value was established for properties in the district. As property taxes go up, the increase from the base value is eligible for use as TIF funds.
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TIF Project Lauded in PolsonA Lewistown Success Story - Stokken Holdings!Celebrating Butte-Silverbow Economic Development Accomplishments!City of Bozeman - Unified Development Code
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Mar 29, 2023
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Regier told the committee there was bipartisan agreement heading into the 2023 legislative session that lawmakers needed to act to address the housing shortage and affordability issues in the growing state
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On June 7th, 2022, the city council approved the plan to create the dog park
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City Commissioners set a public hearing for April 4 on a proposed 10 percent increase for sanitation fees
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Mar 23, 2023
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Cities and towns cannot function without sufficient funding. It’s as simple as that.
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Mar 22, 2023
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One of the main provisions would require those municipalities to adopt five out of a “menu” of 14 strategies for increasing housing access. Those strategies could include reducing minimum lot sizes, allowing multifamily development in more areas and loosening restrictions on accessory dwelling units
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Mar 19, 2023
The City of Helena is hosting a series of neighborhood planning workshops March 20-22
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Mar 19, 2023
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The resolution as presented, with $1.58 million going to Rocky Mountain Development Council, was approved on a 4-1 vote
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Mar 19, 2023
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Tax increment provided by the Missoula Redevelopment Agency has helped, as has funding from various state and federal housing programs
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52 Unit Apartment Building proposed in BozemanMissoula Midtown Master Plan Final RecommendationsMissoula Developers Address Senior Living NeedsCity of Great Falls Reports 2,827 Housing Units in DevelopmentIR - Helena approves $1.58 Million for Housing ProjectAT the IR - Helena Approves 172 unit Westside Subdivision
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Mar 18, 2023
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Community Paramedicine connects underutilized resources with underserved populations, filling critical gaps in the care of our community members.
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Mar 16, 2023
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“The Kalispell City Council and Yellowstone County Commissioners approving a C-PACE program is a testament to their passion for and commitment to Montana businesses,” said Scott Osterman, Director of the Montana Department of Commerce. “We foresee many more cities and counties adopting this beneficial program.”
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This convenient portal allows the public to find answers to frequently asked questions at any time
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Mar 13, 2023
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The City of Billings maintains a suite of interactive maps for reference purposes
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Local government leaders have pushed back on most of those proposals, arguing that heavy-handed zoning statute rewrites would prevent local building officials from making sure new developments avoid problems with stormwater runoff, sewer capacity and parking.
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Mar 8, 2023
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Mar 8, 2023
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With the TIF funds, the rehabilitation work is expected to begin this summer and be completed by the fall.
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Feb 28, 2023
“Instead of giving power to the people at the lowest level, where they're closest to their elected officials, this body has taken that power away and decided it knows what's best for Bozeman, Glendive and everywhere else,” Stafman said.
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Feb 28, 2023
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The Great Falls Police Department has been evaluating options to increase the space for evidence and vehicle processing for a few years and proposed the project for consideration using the city’s ARPA funds.
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Great Falls Planning Board will Consider Plans for a 252 Unit Apartment ComplexThe Electric - Great Falls to consider Downtown TIF proposalThe Electric - Public Hearing on Library Levy
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Feb 24, 2023
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The City of Great Falls Planning and Community Development Department reports 2,827 housing units in various stages of development in Great Falls. The projects are single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments, including market-rate and affordable housing units.
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Feb 24, 2023
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would require additional planning by local governments, rework how and when residents can participate in planning decisions and, supporters say, make it easier to build the housing necessary to accommodate rapid population growth
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Feb 23, 2023
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SB 382 is the fundamental change we need to our statutes. Whether you are a neighbor, a builder, or a mayor, everyone benefits from an updated, more predictable, and fair land use and planning process.
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Feb 21, 2023
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Feb 21, 2023
City Commissioners will consider a request for up to $30,000 in downtown tax increment financing funds toward the development of an economic vitality transformation strategy
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Feb 21, 2023
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As a real solution, SB 382 modernizes Montana’s statutes and addresses the specific housing reforms the Governor’s Housing Task Force called for. Specifically, the new planning framework gives local leaders tangible tools to be responsive. It moves public participation and analysis up to the community-wide planning stages
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Feb 20, 2023
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SB 382 will make it faster, cheaper, and easier to get more housing built in Montana
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Feb 18, 2023
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A bill under consideration at the Montana Legislature would give cities, counties and resort districts the option of levying a tax on Airbnb-style, short-term rentals if they use the money to give rebates to landlords who rent to local workers on a long-term basis
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Arron Wilson, the city's transportation manager, said investing in the city's transportation network – starting in the city's core – can effectively connect the rest of Missoula and bring down the cost of housing.
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Missoula Midtown Master Plan Final RecommendationsMissoula Current - Missoula Approves Rezone for Scott Street ProjectMissoula Developers Address Senior Living NeedsMissoula Current - Missoula, Bozeman frustrated as legislature shuns local control
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Feb 16, 2023
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Port of Montana leverages rail and highway access to support the transportation of goods around the world
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If the same language of the bill were to be introduced at a city council meeting… “There would be hours of public testimony into the night”
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Currently, the bill would apply to seven cities – Belgrade, Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell and Missoula
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Feb 13, 2023
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Belgrade Highlights Major Subdivision Developments
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DYK? Find Community Growth Plans online - Belgrade IR - Helena approves $1.58 Million for Housing ProjectAT the IR - Helena Approves 172 unit Westside Subdivision
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Feb 12, 2023
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Feb 11, 2023
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The rezone, granted by the City Council to Ravara Development LLC on Monday night, increases the building height to 65 feet, or roughly one story, to provide 224 dwelling units
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Missoula Current - City of Missoula to Pursue Transportation GrantsMissoula Current - Missoula, Bozeman frustrated as legislature shuns local control
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Feb 10, 2023
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If approved, the city would be able to levy up to 17 mills annually, but doesn’t have to take that whole amount and the levy amounts are determined annually during the budget process
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The Belgrade Growth Policy is a planning tool used to communicate the future vision for the community
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But what exactly does a 2,500-square-foot lot look like? We pulled parcel data from the Montana State Library’s Cadastral system to illustrate, using a portion of central Helena not far from the Capitol building.
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Feb 7, 2023
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All of the work was performed by local contractors, contributing to Central Montana economic resiliency and improvements like this are bound to encourage additional investment
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Celebrating Butte-Silverbow Economic Development Accomplishments!Interested in TIFs? Check out City of Helena’s website
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Feb 6, 2023
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Feb 5, 2023
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Both Hopkins and Tuss talked about the necessity of these bills to update infrastructure across the state to help conserve natural resources and continue to grow the economy. The bills are early in the appropriations process and lawmakers will fine tune them as they debate the state’s spending in the rest of the Legislature’s 90-day session
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The population trend has gained the attention of some developers, who see both an opportunity and community need in meeting Missoula's demand for senior housing.
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Feb 4, 2023
We are thrilled that all three of our legislative priorities for the 68th Legislative session align strongly with recommendations made by the Task Force
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But Red Lodge isn’t lost in the past. Its restaurants reflect both sophisticated cuisine and down-home cooking.
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The bill was opposed by a string of local government officials, who argued that passing it would strip authority for land use decisions away from the people who are best positioned to assess the situations and needs of their particular communities
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The board to recommend approval of the project 3-2
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Several new projects are underway in Great Falls
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Since 1992, the City of Great Falls Finance Department has earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
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Restricting the ability for locally elected officials to make policy decisions regarding your neighborhood adversely affects budgets, infrastructure, safety, and your ability to become involved in the local decision-making process
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MTFP - What Exactly Does a 2500 SF Lot Look LikeAt MTFP - An expansive look at SB382 and related measures
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Jan 28, 2023
A nonpartisan nonprofit organization, the Montana League of Cities and Towns is meant to work cooperatively between all incorporated municipalities throughout Montana to provide technical support, research, and advocacy at the both the state and federal levels.
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She described the TIF grant application process as “simple, swift, and easy to complete.”
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“I ask everybody in here to pay attention to what’s happening in Helena,” he said “It’s the biggest assault on local control you will ever see, and the Republi-crats need to stop.”
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The Midtown planning effort is playing out alongside a separate effort to redevelop the Brooks Street corridor. The outcome of that plan will influence opportunities in the Midtown Master Plan and the ease in which they're implemented
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“This bill really launches a missile to kill a mouse,” Montana League of Cities and Towns Executive Director Kelly Lynch said, adding that she believes the issues in question were specific to Whitefish and that the city fixed the issue and began the process of refunding. She also told the committee that there are already processes for auditing and oversight from the state.
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Thanks to numerous community members and private donors, this space serves as an anchor for the city-wide trail system that has significantly increased foot traffic in the downtown business area
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Butte’s ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Community Action Campaign Celebrating Butte-Silverbow Economic Development Accomplishments!
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City staff supports the annexation and assigning R-6 multi-family high density zoning
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The Electric - City of Great Falls Approves Police Department Evidence AdditionIR - Helena approves $1.58 Million for Housing ProjectAT the IR - Helena Approves 172 unit Westside Subdivision
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Jan 21, 2023
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The National Preservation Awards, presented annually at the PastForward conference
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Historically, the City has implemented 168 energy efficiency projects, estimated to save 9.4 million kWh/year, equal to about $815,448/year in annual electric cost savings based on current electric rates.
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The Montana Firefighter Testing Consortium (MFTC) conducts firefighter testing for employment with any of the departments belonging to the Consortium
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“Can we make our own rules please,” Kelly said, and especially not enact more unfunded mandates.
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