Billings Chamber Hosts Roundtable Discussions On October 20, 2023 the Billings Chamber of Commerce convened local business leaders together for a roundtable discussion with Senator Jon Tester as he visited Montana’s Trailhead. Discussion was held with members of the Billings … Continued


FROM CROCS TO COMBATING FAMILY VIOLENCE Today is National Croc Day! Also, National Mole Day. According to one website that lists these “holidays,” it’s also National iPod Day, T.V. Talk Show Host Day, and Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day. If … Continued


STRONG COMMITMENT FROM HOTELS FOR SPORTS & REC FACILITY Businesses are stepping up in a major way to support the proposed Sports and Recreation Center that is part of the Parks and Rec Bond on this year’s ballot. On tonight’s … Continued


HOW DO I GET SIDEWALKS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD? Tonight’s Council agenda features seven public hearings to establish allocations for Special Improvement Districts (SIDs) located in Billings. WAIT! I know that sounds super boring, but SIDs can improve infrastructure in Billings. … Continued


THIRD & LONG ON CITY PROPERTY DISPOSITION Tonight marks the third week in a row that City Council will discuss selling city property. Two weeks ago, Council exhaustively discussed changes to the ordinance allowing the disposition of city property before … Continued


RiverStone Health Receives Three National Awards RiverStone Health is a leader in empowering better health, community well-being, and healthcare innovation with the mission of improving life, health and safety. Their expertise and mission driven work led RiverStone Health to recently … Continued


HERE’S MY NUMBER, SO SELL ME, MAYBE Regular readers of the Billings City Council Bulletin may recall that mid-November of last year, City Council passed a resolution to list several city properties for sale. The four properties recommended by staff … Continued


CPTED SECURITY EVALS AVAILABLE TO BUSINESSES With a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) update on tonight’s work session agenda we wanted to remind you of our CPTED security evaluation program. It’s easy as 1—2—3. Did we mention it’s FREE!? … Continued


THIS ONE TRICK SAVES PROPERTY OWNERS HUNDREDS Sorry, not sorry for the clickbait title, but tonight’s Council meeting is one that everyone should tune into. On the agenda is the establishment of mill levy rates that will determine your actual … Continued


DO WE NEED A “STRONG MAYOR” FORM OF LOCAL GOV? …NO OFFENSE TO MAYOR COLE AND PREVIOUS MAYORS 🙂 At our most recent Coffee with Candidates event—thanks to all of you who came to see the Ward 3 candidates!—an attendee … Continued