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Pole Yard Tax Increment Financing Assistance Program

Description

The board workshopped the first draft of the application developers would use to seek TIF assistance in the Pole Yard Urban Renewal District.

Impact summary

This will be the rulebook for handing out TIF dollars in the Pole Yard district — shaping what kind of redevelopment happens there.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last discussed Jun 18, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jun 18, 2026

Tax Increment Finance Advisory Board - Jun 18, 2026

Draft application and scoring criteria for developers seeking TIF assistance in the Pole Yard Urban Renewal District, which focuses on fixing infrastructure deficiencies. Staff will revise environmental language and return it for a vote.

Related issues (1)

Pole Yard TIF Assistance Program

Bozeman is drafting the application and scoring criteria developers will use to request tax increment money in the Pole Yard district, which struggles with old infrastructure and the Idaho Pole Superfund site. Board members want stronger language favoring avoidance of harm to wetlands and wildlife, and one resident wants more weight on placemaking and affordable housing.

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