The Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport set a passenger boarding record for 2021 with almost 2 million passengers.  The previous record was in 2019 with 1.57 million passengers and 2021 topped that with 1.94 million passengers.  And the Bozeman airport accounted for 40% of all airline traffic for the whole state of Montana.  The 3 biggest airlines were Delta with 520,000 passengers, United with 496,300 and Alaska Air with 305,315 passengers.  This record number of passengers was helped by ... read more

Gallatin County Courts Building Bond:Gallatin County is proposing a $29 million dollar bond issue to build a new court building on the Law & Justice Center campus.  Bozeman residents are also county residents so Bozeman city voters will see this on their city ballot as well.  The median price of a home in Bozeman is $592,000 so this will increase property taxes by $39.66 per year. Community Housing 10 Year Levy:Housing continues to be a priority for Bozeman. The Community Housing Levy would create a d... read more

The Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport will set a passenger record in 2021.  Their previous record was 1.57 million total passengers in 2019.  In 2020 during the pandemic, they saw almost a 50% drop in traffic.  In just the first 9 months of 2021, they have seen 1.5 million passengers.  With 3 months yet to go in 2021, it will definitely break their previous record of total passengers.  With the addition of Southwest Airlines in May of 2021 and the opening of the new jetway that adde... read more

So many people like to point the finger at greedy landlords raising rents in Bozeman for the lack of affordable housing.  It actually has nothing to do with Bozeman but national trends that are happening to most every city across America.1. We have a national housing supply shortage.    A. People are staying in their homes longer.  10 - 12 year compared to 7 years.    B. When people buy a new home, instead of selling their old home, they are keeping it as a         ... read more

The Bozeman City Commission put 3 bond issues on the fall ballot to make housing and rent less affordable in Bozeman! All 3 bond issues will increase property taxes by an estimated $87 per year on the average home in Bozeman. If you are renting and the landlord's tax bill goes up, guess what - rent goes up. If you own your own home and have a mortgage, your monthly escrow payments are going up to cover the increase in property taxes. And if you own your home outright, your property taxes are going up likely without... read more