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Board and watershed council press Bozeman to strengthen protections for sensitive lands, wetlands and parkland

2989268 · April 9, 2025
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Public commenters and board members urged the Sustainability Advisory Board to press the UDC process to better integrate the city's sensitive lands mapping, wetland protections and parkland dedication policies; city staff described existing local setbacks, federal wetland permitting and parkland-dedication requirements.

Members of the public and the board raised concerns about protecting wetlands, riparian corridors and other sensitive lands during future development.

Catherine Berry of the Gallatin Watershed Council told the board she and irrigators submitted written comments urging the sustainability board to add agricultural water-user facilities to the list of UDC discussion topics. "We submitted a comment with the Association of Gallatin Agricultural Irrigators this afternoon, urging the sustainability board to put agricultural water…

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