The Bozeman Brief

The Bozeman City Commission held its February 10, 2026 meeting to review the annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2025 and consider an annexation and zone map amendment. Controller Aaron Funk and audit partner Jeanine Hathcock presented a clean audit opinion with unmodified findings across all financial statements and federal compliance testing, noting the city's net position incr...

The Bozeman City Commission approved moving forward with a professional services agreement to develop the Gooch Hill area plan, a sub-area planning study for a large section of the western valley that would be served by a new sanitary sewer lift station. The commission authorized consultant Sandbell Rocky Mountain to conduct community engagement and develop the plan, which will examine how to bala...

The Community Development Board held its February 2, 2026 meeting with an agenda focused on annual ethics training. Chair Ben Lloyd welcomed board members and explained the board's role as a seven-member citizen advisory body that makes recommendations on land use and regulations to the City Commission. Staff presented five ethics scenarios covering conflicts of interest, disclosure requirements,...

The Bozeman Transportation Board held their January 28, 2026 meeting, where they approved minutes from their previous session and heard Director Nick Ross present updates on several major initiatives. The board moved the Administrative Review Board selection to February due to insufficient attendance and received a comprehensive 2025 ethics training focused on conflicts of interest, financial disc...

The GVMPO Transportation Policy Advisory Committee held its January 28, 2026 meeting to advance the Long Range Transportation Plan update, focusing on draft vision statements and goals through 2050. After addressing organizational matters including tabling the chair and vice chair nominations until February, the committee engaged in detailed workshop discussions on five proposed goals: safe and se...

The Community Development Board met on January 26, 2026, to review a zoning and annexation application for the Story Mill Road property owned by Bridger Creek Golf Course. The board unanimously approved recommending R1 zoning (which will convert to RA under the new code) for the 1.173-acre parcel, allowing the golf course to continue operations and provide employee facilities after annexation into...

Mayor Cunningham's final meeting of 2025 featured the city commission's final adoption of the new Unified Development Code after reversing course on downtown building heights. The commission also approved an annexation near Story Mill Park on a former Superfund site, made appointments to six advisory boards, and received the 2025 Climate Plan impact report.