Billings City Council

The Gazette reports that the Billings City Council will decide on Monday, March 26th whether to invest $100,000 toward further study that could lead to the One Big Sky Center concept for downtown economic development. That commitment will get a group of partners, including the Downtown Billings Alliance, the Tourism Business Improvement District and what Big Sky’s spokesman called “a handful of p

The Gazette reports that Billings Heights will require construction of a second fire station as soon as 2021, and the Billings City Council will have to decide during the coming months what level of fire and emergency medical service it expects...

Last Best News reports that the new Downtown Strategic Plan will be made public next Tuesday at 8 a.m. in the Royal Johnson Community Room of the Billings Public Library. It’s the product of a year’s worth of work by Billings residents and the consulting firm of Thomas P...

Q2 reports that new Ward 4 Billings City Council member Reg Gibbs was appointed Monday night, but only after another council member from the same ward blasted the nomination. Gibbs will replace Ryan Sullivan, who moved to Texas for a new job...

The Gazette reports that Billings Mayor Bill Cole has condemned racist and anti-gay vandalism after swastikas and other graffiti were found emblazoned on property at Grace United Methodist Church, Lewis & Clark Middle School, Senior High School and Pioneer Park. ...

KTVQ.com reports that after the Billings City Council failed to secure top city administrator candidate Greg Doyon it’s back to square one in finding a top notch chief executive, while retooling the contract parameters for new candidates...

The Gazette reports One Big Sky Center may have some competition. Billings is actively shopping for a new, full-scale convention center that will attract businesses, regional and national groups to the city. The Hammes Group, which has been lobbying the city for nearly a year with plans for One Big Sky Center, is still refining the details...

The Gazette reports that Tuesday’s Billings City Council work session will begin with the swearing in of Mayor-elect Bill Cole and three new council members — Denise Joy, Frank Ewalt and Penny Ronning. The work session, held a day later than normal due to the New Year’s holiday, begins at 5:30 p...

As the Billings City Council bid farewell to Mayor Tom Hanel, they also delayed until January the process of replacing the city administrator. The Council appears unlikely to re-negotiate with their former top choice. The move at Monday’s meeting came after Greg Doyon, the current Great Falls city manager, declined the job Friday on the basis of salary and other contractual items...

Q2 reports Billings’ Mayor-elect Bill Cole said that he hopes to reopen contract negotiations for city administrator nominee Greg Doyon when he takes office in January. Doyon publicly spurned the city council’s offer on Friday morning...