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Montana Free Press: Montana counties, governor spar over property tax

Both Gallatin and Park Counties have now challenged the state and set the mills at the 77.9 mills rate. Montana counties, governor spar over property tax that funds schools. The Montana Association of Counties has argued Gov. Greg Gianforte should have scaled back a fixed-rate property tax that equalizes school funding between rich and poor …

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New local group looks into incorporating Big Sky | EBS

It will be interesting to see if this gains enough support to move to the next level – Big Sky will continue to grow. New local group looks into incorporating Big Sky Published January 13, 2023 Explore Big Sky By Jack Reaney A formal effort to look into whether Big Sky should incorporate resurfaced Wednesday …

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Q1 2022 Real Estate Market Analysis & Statistics

Single Family Year over year Q1 2022 single family home median sales prices continued to leap from Q1 2021 in all areas of the market. City of Bozeman median sales price accelerated by the smallest margin at 19%. Big Sky jumped 32%. Belgrade jumped 49%. Greater Bozeman area jumped 68% and Livingston jumped $46% for …

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Broadband fiber project kicks off in Gallatin County | BDC

Faster internet is always welcome… Broadband fiber project kicks off in Gallatin County By Nora Shelly Chronicle Staff Writer Jan 27, 2022 With a new name and $65 million, a project to install broadband fiber throughout Bozeman and the surrounding area kicked off Thursday. Yellowstone Fiber — formerly Bozeman Fiber — is set to begin …

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Annexing county ‘islands’ again on Bozeman agenda | BDC

Over 500 properties could be affected… Annexing county ‘islands’ again on Bozeman agenda By Nora Shelly Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer Nov 10, 2021 Bozeman city commissioners want city staff to develop policies to guide annexing county islands within the city, but if the discussion during their Tuesday night meeting was any indication, there are …

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Q3 2021 Real Estate Market Analysis & Statistics

For a graphical chart version of this information, please visit our Market Stats page. Single Family Single Family homes sales in Q3 2021 have skyrocketed over Q3 2020. Q3 2020 is when much of the recovery from the Pandemic induced flattening of the market in Q2 2020 and there was a healthy jump over Q3 …

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Gallatin County growth plan adopted | BDC

The document can be viewed here>> Gallatin County growth plan adopted By Alex Miller Bozeman Daily Chronicle Staff Writer Sep 21, 2021 Gallatin County’s new growth policy has been approved by the Gallatin County Commission and is set to provide guidance for growth and development in the county for the next two decades. The new …

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