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Bozeman residents urge revamp of 'cash-in-lieu' water-rights policy; petitioners brief commissioners
Summary
During consent‑agenda public comment, residents urged the commission to support reexamination of the city's cash‑in‑lieu of water‑rights policy and noted a pending ballot initiative that would require developers using cash‑in‑lieu to include about one‑third affordable housing and a rental‑rate cap.
Two members of the public used the consent‑agenda comment period at the May 13 Bozeman City Commission meeting to highlight the city’s planned reevaluation of the cash‑in‑lieu of water‑rights rate and to outline a citizens’ ballot initiative to change the policy.
Natsuki Nakamura, a Bozeman resident, urged the commission to review the city’s cash‑in‑lieu fee—an amount paid by developers instead of acquiring water rights—because the city’s published price dates back to 2008. Nakamura told the commission that the…
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