Growth & Gallatin County's Future Brown Bag Lunch

You're invited to a Brown Bag Lunch with a presentation and discussion about growth and Gallatin County’s future

WHERE: BOZEMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY  (Large Community Room)
WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 29, NOON
WHO:  Hosted by the Gallatin Grassroots Forum
Presented by Randy Carpenter, Sonoran Institute Land Use Planner

For more information, call (406) 587-7331
http://gallatingrassrootsforum.googlepages.com

Growth in Gallatin County:

• We are now the 32nd fastest growing county in the nation. At the growth rate of the past decade, we can expect over 25,000 new homes in the next 20 years.

• Compared to traditional growth patterns, in which most homes were built in towns, most of the county’s new growth has been sprawling out into the countryside.

• This new growth pattern affects our everyday lives: it’s expensive for taxpayers, paves over our most productive soils, and threatens Gallatin Valley’s water quality, air quality, access to public lands, open space, and wildlife habitat.

Commissioner’s Plan to Manage Growth:

• The Gallatin County Commissioners are formulating a plan to manage growth by encouraging it in our existing communities – where taxpayers have made huge investments in infrastructure and services – through a combination of incentives and regulations.

Learn how you can help shape Gallatin County’s future 

Gallatin Grassroots Forum

"A grassroots approach to empowering the Citizens of the Gallatin Valley toward making informed decisions in shaping the future of their Community"

http://gallatingrassrootsforum.googlepages.com/