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BID weighs using $5,000 safety earmark for lighting and camera pilot after resource-officer plan failed
Summary
Bozeman City BID members discussed repurposing a $5,000 downtown safety line item—originally intended to support a resource officer position that did not pass—toward lighting repairs, tested cameras and a pilot program with businesses and the Bozeman Police Department.
Bozeman City BID members discussed redirecting a $5,000 downtown safety line item to practical, short-term measures such as improved lighting, lamp-base refinishing and a small camera pilot after a proposed dedicated resource officer failed to move forward.
Board members said the $5,000 had been earmarked in the BID budget to help market or partially fund a downtown resource officer position. That plan did not pass at the city level, so board members and staff discussed alternative uses for the funds before the fiscal year ends, including repainting or powder-coating lamp bases and testing a limited…
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