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explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITOR The Madison Valley Hospital District and Big Sky Wellness Coalition—led by the Big Sky Resort Area District—have agreed to terms that would outline the future of health care services between the Big Sky and Ennis communities.
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explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITOR Contingent upon voter approval in the upcoming May 6 election, the Big Sky Community Housing Trust and Lone Mountain Land Company have agreed on a purchase price for the land necessary for the potential Cold Smoke workforce housing development in Big Sky. A triad of third-party appraisals—commissioned by LMLC, the housing trust and Resort Tax—valued the 99 acres of Big Sky land at $46.4 million, on average.
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1 week ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITORIn the May 6 mail-in election, registered Big Sky voters will decide whether to authorize Resort Tax to take out long-term debt to fund the Cold Smoke neighborhood. Cold Smoke, a proposed development led by the nonprofit Big Sky Community Housing Trust, is planned to include 264 apartments and 125 single-family homes, all deed-restricted with a mix of rent and ownership opportunities.
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1 week ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITORIn the May 6 mail-in election, registered Big Sky voters will decide whether to authorize Resort Tax to take on long-term debt to fund significant renovations to Big Sky Community Park. Managed by the nonprofit Big Sky Community Organization, the park has undergone partial renovation in the past couple of years, but requires additional funding to complete BSCO’s master plan.
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1 week ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITORIn the May 6 mail-in election, registered voters will decide on a proposed general fund levy for Big Sky School District to raise additional funds for teacher housing initiatives. Unlike similar ballot initiatives under the Livable Big Sky campaign, the BSSD levy would raise property taxes—although Superintendent Dr. Dustin Shipman notes it’s a small increase.
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1 week ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITORIn the May 6 mail-in election, voters will decide whether to renew Big Sky’s 3% resort tax until 2065. The 3% tax on luxury goods and services is currently set to expire in 2032, but the Big Sky Resort Area District aims to renew this year to improve long-term bonding capacity.
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2 weeks ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
EBS STAFFAs the sun rises on Easter Sunday, April 20, Big Sky Resort Ministries will host its annual on-mountain service at Big Sky Resort. Starting at 7 a.m. atop Andesite Mountain, the celebration is free and open to the public, and lift tickets are not required, according to Chaplain Brad Lartigue. Pedestrians are welcome, though attendees are encouraged to ski or snowboard for the event.
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2 weeks ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack ReaneySENIOR EDITOR In the May 2024 election, residents in Big Sky’s Firelight Meadows subdivision voted unanimously to create a water and sewer district to rectify environmental issues due to outdated septic infrastructure. Despite unanimous support, Firelight fell one vote short of the minimum quota, and the effort failed. In the upcoming May 6 mail-in election, leaders are giving it another shot.
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3 weeks ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITOR Twenty-five Lone Peak High School seniors received 55 scholarships totaling more than $125,000 through the nonprofit Friends of Big Sky Education to support further studies and pursuits after graduating this spring. “This is my favorite time of year,” said Dr. Marlo Mitchem, Lone Peak High School principal, during the FOBSE scholarship awards ceremony on March 31. “… This ceremony is always a reminder of the incredible community we’re all a part of.
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3 weeks ago | 
explorebigsky.com | Jack Reaney
By Jack Reaney SENIOR EDITORResort communities around Montana are one autograph away from having a new tool in their workforce housing toolbox. Proposing to allow communities to use revenues from “1% for infrastructure” resort tax for housing projects, quickly gained support of Big Sky leaders when an earlier Big-Sky-backed proposal, HB 162, stalled in senate committee in early February.
