News from the Knoff Group

Clean Slate Group wraps Bozeman area’s traffic signal boxes…

I’ve been enjoying the new traffic signal wraps all around the greater Bozeman area.  Featuring paintings, fine art and photography from a slew of local artists, these are fun and add color and culture to each stoplight.  Below is a press release about the project that DBA sent out this past week… Ryan Rickert with …

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Cops and Courts Facility – Back to the Original Plan?

The discussion about where the expanded Bozeman Cops and Courts facility will be built has come full circle.  After a defeat by voters of a bond to build the facility off North Rouse, it seems that the discussion is building for the facility to be built in tandem with Gallatin County off South 19th – …

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Bozeman ranked 11th best mid-sized American city to live in – BDC

Bozeman wins yet another ranking contest. Eric Dietrich, Chronicle Staff Writer, Bozeman Daily Chronicle Posted: Monday, January 26, 2015 8:00 pm Bozeman has been ranked as the 11th-best mid-sized American city to live in by a “Top 100 Best Places to Live” index published this month by Livability.com.Three other Montana cities made the list: Missoula, …

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Belgrade City Council approves seeking mill levy

The City of Belgrade took a hiatus from raising taxes during the recession – and now they’re running on fumes.  The City Commission unanimously voted on Monday night to ask Belgrade residents to approve a mill levy to shore up the deficit.  If it fails, the police department and library suffer. Belgrade City Council approves …

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Hot Button Issues for 2014 – A summary in Bozeman

It’s interesting to take a yearly cross section – an assessment if you will – of what the biggest hot button issues for a community are and then bundle them together for study. It gives across section of where a community stands in growth and involvement.  I found this article very enlightening – especially the …

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Affordability in Housing – Bozeman looks for input

The City of Bozeman is wrestling with the concept of affordable housing.  We’re booming – and prices of homes continue to rise.  What is to be done?  The City is looking for input.  This article has a link at the bottom to a SurveyMonkey that the city is looking for input on.  More meetings to …

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