History: Year Three Moving Right Along

September 2006 - August 2007

• Continued data gathering: legal, census, mapping, tax base, HOA dues, proforma budget development.
• Met with Sheriff Jim Cashell on law enforcement issues and strategies.
• Met with the Big Sky Resort Area District Board to prepare plan for seeking Attorney General Opinion on how incorporation will change the resort tax structure.
• Identified the minimum, legally required, functions of a local government, associated costs, and budget.
• Developed the associated tax implications for the various boundary scenarios.
• Met one on one with a few local opinion leaders for communication plan input.
• Held two widely-communicated public meetings discuss findings and recommendations to date. Received significant majority support to proceed.
• Bid farewell to Kate Ketschek in May. 
• Published "Why Big Sky Needs to Incorporate" editorial.
• Updated BSOA members on progress at their annual meeting and received broad support to proceed.
• Solicited boundary input from all area HOAs and offered to attend their annual meetings

Year Three Conclusions:

There is broad support in the community for continuing with this project towards an eventual vote.

Next step: Identify proposed boundaries.