FY2027 BID Budget and Assessment Rate
Summary
Flower baskets faded early this year thanks to heat, drought and aphids. Staff and Oak Gardens are planning more watering, faster removal of dead baskets and possibly a midsummer preventive spray next season. Year-to-date maintenance stats show slightly fewer trash and recycling pickups and notably more graffiti removal than last year.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Flower basket expenses were paid before July 1, so they don't show in this year-to-date numbers.
Everyone who shops, works or walks downtown enjoys a cleaner, greener streetscape.
Single-family homeowners on typical lots effectively subsidize large multifamily parcels under the current formula.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Commission - Sep 22, 2026
Downtown property owners face a $295,000 total assessment for FY2027 to fund the BID's work plan and budget, billed in October 2026.
Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District Board September 2026 Meeting - Sep 16, 2026
Flower baskets faded early this year thanks to heat, drought and aphids. Staff and Oak Gardens are planning more watering, faster removal of dead baskets and possibly a midsummer preventive spray next season. Year-to-date maintenance stats show slightly fewer trash and recycling pickups and notably more graffiti removal than last year.
City Commission - Aug 18, 2026
Sweeney and several residents flagged that square-footage-based assessments undercharge large apartment complexes and over-rely on a 15,000-square-foot residential cap. A methodology overhaul is slated for a January work session.
Bozeman Downtown Business Improvement District Board February 2026 Meeting - Feb 18, 2026
Downtown property owners pay into the BID through an assessment on taxable value, and the draft FY2027 budget would raise that rate from about $0.0215 to about $0.0227 per taxable dollar. The money funds downtown cleaning, maintenance, flowers, holiday lights, safety programs and marketing. Nothing is final yet — the board votes at a future meeting.
Downtown Area Urban Renewal District Board Meeting January - Jan 20, 2026
The partnership has begun formally adopting or renewing an SILD downtown, a long-overdue fix for a system that has become costly and unmanageable. Morrison Maierle is helping draft the district and scope of work.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
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