Board provides extensive feedback on Urban Forest Management Plan preliminary draft, focuses on canopy goals and implementation details
The Urban Parks and Forestry Board spent much of its July 23 meeting reviewing a 100-plus-page preliminary draft of the city's 10-year Urban Forest Management Plan, pressing consultants and staff on how aggressive canopy coverage goals would be funded and implemented, and whether the plan adequately addresses tree protection in new development.
Commission settles on 10 percent population threshold for ward redistricting, pushes implementation to 2029
The Bozeman City Study Commission spent most of its July 23 meeting refining proposed Section 7.04 of the charter, which would govern how voting wards are drawn and adjusted if voters approve a ward system. The commission removed partisan language from the ward advisory board, clarified the redistricting process, and set a 10 percent population change threshold to trigger boundary reviews between census cycles.
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Downtown board reviews Bozeman Creek Vision Plan with flood concerns
The Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District Board heard updates on the Bozeman Creek Vision Plan, which aims to mitigate flooding and improve water quality along the creek corridor by December 2026. Board members raised concerns about parking loss, emergency access, and long-term maintenance costs as the project moves toward public input sessions.
Downtown BID reviews parking survey, MSU workforce needs
The Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District Board approved minutes and heard updates on a downtown parking vision plan survey that drew over 1,400 responses. Board members also discussed workforce development priorities with a consultant gathering input for MSU's first strategic plan in seven years.