December 15, 2025
THANK YOU MAYOR COLE AND OUTGOING CITY COUNCIL

December 8, 2025
$14K FAÇADE GRANT DECISION PRECEDES $500M CIP APPROVAL

December 1, 2025
DATA DRIVES DISCUSSION ON QUIETING BILLINGS STREETS

November 24, 2025
CITY TO SPEND $3.4M WITH LOCAL BIZ ON TRASH TRUCKS

November 17, 2025
IT’S COSTLY DEALING WITH YOUR GARBAGE

November 10, 2025
THIRD TIMES THE CHARM: HARDWARE BUILDING TIF RETURNS

November 3, 2025
CITY MAPS OUT HALF-BILLION IN 5-YEAR CIP SPENDING

October 27, 2025
FIRST COUNCIL VOTE ON SOUTHSIDE TIF EXPANSION

October 20, 2025
“THERE NEEDS TO BE A PLAN ON HOW TO PLAN.” — Mayor Bill Cole on Mental Health Facility Process

October 13, 2025
101 UNIT HOUSING PROJECT SEEKS $1.5M OF FEDERAL FUNDING

October 6, 2025
RETURN OF THE TIF

September 29, 2025
CITY HOUSING PLAN NEEDS YOUR INPUT

September 22, 2025
CITY CONTRACTING WITH CONSULTANT TO LAND A SUCCESSFUL AIRPORT AUTHORITY TRANSITION

September 15, 2025
BILLINGS SPORTS FACILITIES ADVANCE THANKS TO BUSINESS SUPPORT

September 8, 2025
2022 TIF RE-DO AFTER UNNOTICED NULLIFICATION

September 2, 2025
SBURA TIF EXPANSION: TARGETING BLIGHT AND CREATING A SOUTH PARK POOL FUNDING PATHWAY

August 25, 2025
COUNCIL TO APPROVE SIMPLE TIF CHANGE TO COMPLY WITH NEW STATE LAW

August 18, 2025
COUNCIL MEETS AGAIN FOR PUBLIC ART POLICY WORK SESSION

August 11, 2025
DOWNTOWN BID RENEWAL REQUIRES COUNCIL VOTE

August 4, 2025
IS ONE OF CAPTAIN PLANET’S PLANETEERS MAKING LITTER WORSE IN BILLINGS?

July 28, 2025
COUNCIL CONSIDERS $634K TIF FOR NEW BIZ ON VACANT BLOCK

July 21, 2025
CITY STAFF SEEKS TO UPEND CURRENT TIF OPERATIONS IN BILLINGS

July 14, 2025
TIF APPLICATIONS TO ADD HOUSING AND SAFETY DOWNTOWN

July 7, 2025
COUNCIL CONSIDERS DOWNSIZE: 10 TO 6 MEMBERS

June 30, 2025
NO COUNCIL TONIGHT, PLAN FOR CITY CANDIDATE FORUMS

June 23, 2025
2026 BUDGET: TAXES DECREASING DESPITE MORE MILLS LEVIED

June 16, 2025
THE WEEKLY BILLINGS CITY COUNCIL BULLETIN IS BACK!

Legislative Session January – April

December 16, 2024
ARC MOU: GET THE QUACK ATTACK BACK!

December 9, 2024
THIS NEWSLETTER IS A BUNCH OF GARBAGE INFORMATION

December 2, 2024
QUANTITY V. QUALITY: DOES BILLINGS HAVE TOO MANY PARKS?

November 25, 2024
BILLINGS MAYOR REMAINS TOUGH ON GOBBLER CRIME, DECLINES OFFICIAL TURKEY PARDON /s

November 18, 2024
“WE NEED TO GET OUR CRAP IN THE SAME SACK.“

November 12, 2024
BILLINGS ANIMAL FAMILY HOSPITAL & VEMCO, INC. TIF APPS

November 4, 2024
COUNCIL PARKING DISCUSSION LIKELY TO ATTRACT MORE VIEWERS THAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, SAYS ANONYMOUS LONG-TIME COUNCIL VIEWER...

October 28, 2024
MONTANA TRAILHEAD INN PLANS FOR DEMO AND FACELIFT

October 21, 2024
A DOUBLE BAKER’S DOZEN OF CITY BOARD OPENINGS

October 14, 2024
A BROKEN RECORD ON NEW SUBDIVISION LIGHTING REGS

October 7, 2024
NO BULLETIN

September 30, 2024
NO BULLETIN: SPECIAL WORK SESSION—UTILITY BILLING

September 23, 2024
CITY SETTING 2025 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

September 16, 2024
IFC VS UFC

September 9, 2024
“NAW DAWG” — MONTANA SUPREME COURT TO DISTRICT COURT, BASICALLY…

September 3, 2024
TAKE TWO: THE SPORTS & RECREATION CENTER SEQUEL

August 26, 2024
CITY COUNCIL’S TIF TRILEMMA

August 19, 2024
TIF TUG-O-WAR: PONDERING TIF EXPANSION PRIOR TO A LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT WILL DISCUSS NARROWING TIF

August 12, 2024
OPTIONS FOR REPLACING SOUTH PARK POOL

August 5, 2024
CITY LIGHTS ARE CALLING AND I MUST GLOW

July 22, 2024
BRINGING THIS TO THE TOP OF YOUR INBOX -COTTONWOOD PARK

July 15, 2024
COUNCIL CANCELED—LET’S TALK ABOUT GROWTH INSTEAD!

July 8, 2024
INCREASING PLANNING APPLICATION FEES

July 1, 2024
ANOTHER LOOK AT UPDATING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS

June 24, 2024
WE’RE NOT CASTING THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

June 17, 2024
WE CAN’T ALL RIDE DRAGONS TO WORK

June 10, 2024
BALANCING ACT: BILLINGS CITY BUDGET APPROVAL TONIGHT

June 3, 2024
CASTING ‘LUMOS’ ON NEW RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS

May 28, 2024
DOING A TWO-WAY DOUBLE TAKE

May 20, 2024
ROLL OUT THE ORANGE CONES—IT’S PUBLIC WORKS WEEK!

May 13, 2024
THESE AREN’T THE STREETS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

May 6, 2024
CITY OF BILLINGS BUDGET DOUBLE-HEADER!!

April 22, 2024
WHAT’S THE WORD, BIRD?

April 15, 2024
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM EFFICIENCY & COURT EXPANSION STUDY

April 8, 2024
ROBOTS READY TO HELP WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING

April 1, 2024
“WHAT ARE WE WITHOUT CHILDREN?“

March 25, 2024
PAYIN’ IT FORWARD: DONATIONS TO CITY NEED APPROVAL

March 18, 2024
THE SHOW MUST GO ON: REPAIRS NEEDED AT THE BABCOCK

March 11, 2024
SUITE DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT

March 4, 2024
BUILD BABY, BUILD: $500 MILLION ACCESSED VIA TIP

February 26, 2024
NEVER MIX BUSINESS AND POLITICS…EXCEPT WHEN YOU DO

February 20, 2024
LET’S MAKE A DEAL…ON A SHORT-TERM JAIL FACILITY