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Commission sets Jan. 13 hearing on petition to create Big Sky Hospital/wellness district
Summary
Gallatin County commissioners called a public hearing for Jan. 13 after election staff certified petition signers exceeded the required threshold to seek creation of a Big Sky Hospital/wellness district; petitioners said the district would mirror the resort-tax boundary and initially would not seek voter approval for a mill levy but an elected board may levy up to 3 mills without voter approval.
The Gallatin County Commission on Dec. 23 approved a resolution calling a public hearing for Jan. 13, 2026, on a petition to create a Big Sky Hospital/wellness district that would cover the Gallatin County portion of the Big Sky resort-tax boundary.
Jasmine Hall, the county election manager (substituting for the regular staff member), told commissioners that her office received the petition on Dec. 5 and had certified that petitioners exceeded the required threshold: at least 30% of qualified electors who are also property taxpayers within the proposed district. "They have exceeded that," Hall said, referring to the certification exhibits accompanying the petition. The…
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