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Bozeman economic development director outlines priorities on infrastructure, workforce and housing
Summary
Bridal Fontenot, director of the city's economic development department, briefed the Community Development Board on the department’s economic vitality strategy, emphasizing infrastructure investment, workforce and education partnerships, urban renewal/TIF use for housing, and an upcoming update to the 2019 housing needs assessment.
Bridal Fontenot, director of Bozeman’s economic development department, presented the city’s economic vitality strategy and a two-year work plan to the Community Development Board on April 20, explaining how the department’s priorities intersect with land-use planning and the board’s work.
Fontenot summarized three core priorities— infrastructure investment, education and workforce development, and support for local businesses— and described how the department leverages tools such as tax increment financing (TIF) and low-income housing tax credits to…
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