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Public commenter urges update to Colstrip diversification strategy, cites housing programs
Summary
A public commenter urged updating Colstrip''s 2017 diversification strategy to include projects like SMRs and transmission, described progress on the BIC building and urged countywide housing studies and use of state House Bill 819 funds and a $660,000 county allocation for housing assistance.
During the public-comment period a local commenter urged the council to update the town''s 2017 coal strip diversification strategy to reflect new energy and broadband projects and to press forward on housing studies and programs.
"We're going to be updating or revising the infamous coal strip diversification strategy, which came out in 2017, 8 years ago," the commenter said, recommending that small modular reactors and transmission be added to the plan. The speaker described progress on the BIC building (siding and an upcoming transformer installation by Northwestern Energy) and said the community is seeking grants and foundation support to finish remaining work.
The commenter also described state-level housing resources, noting House Bill 819 and a $50 million program established by the 2023 legislature, and said Rosebud County has committed $660,000 toward housing assistance. The remarks urged a countywide housing study and suggested revisiting a regional housing authority or task force.
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