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Resident pitches phased pump track for Cut Bank, offers grant and design details
Summary
Resident Andy Bogart urged the Cut Bank City Council to pursue a pump track (bike park) in town, describing a phased project with a $14,500 concept-design fee and estimated construction phases of roughly $300,000–$450,000 for phase 1 and about $350,000 for a later expansion, and asked the city to identify up to three sites for surveys.
Andy Bogart urged the Cut Bank City Council to consider building a pump track — a compact bike and wheeled-sports course — and outlined a phased approach and funding options.
Bogart, who addressed the council during the public-comment period, said the vendor (an American firm he discussed) offers professional concept-design services for $14,500, accepts 50% down, and can survey up to three sites if the city supplies potential locations. He gave an example cost breakdown he said the vendor provided elsewhere: an initial phase estimated at $450,000 that was negotiated down to $300,000 when material and equipment were provided, and a follow-on expansion he described at roughly $350,000.
"You don't have to get the whole big cake at one time," Bogart said, describing the pump track model as scalable and suitable for phased construction. He also emphasized the project's potential public-health benefits in Glacier County, saying, "Glacier County is the unhealthiest county in Montana. And if we got a bike park here, the one thing we can do on a windy day is ride your bike."
Bogart listed several grant programs that could support such projects, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund, recreational-trails grants, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks programs, and other state recreation grants; he also mentioned a private match example and said the vendor could assist with grant applications. He asked the council to identify up to three candidate sites for the vendor to survey and provide concept cost opinions.
Why it matters: Council members and staff are balancing tight budgets and grant competitiveness; a clear site selection and an adopted capital improvements plan (CIP) or growth policy update would strengthen the city's ability to apply for the grants Bogart referenced. Bogart offered to provide additional information to staff if the council wanted to pursue the concept.
Next steps: Bogart said the vendor could visit to perform site reviews if the council identified candidate locations and provided initial funding for concept-design work. The council did not take formal action during the meeting on the pump-track proposal.
