EBS STAFF
BIG SKY – On March 5, the Gallatin River Task
Force will host a community meeting at Buck’s T-4 Lodge, a forum to share
progress regarding the ongoing Gallatin Canyon engineering study—expected be
completed in April—as well as answer questions from attendees as to the future
of wastewater options in the growing branch of the Big Sky community.
The gathering is a follow up from an initial
one held in September 2019.
Meeting focuses include a draft report and
overview of the findings, a discussion of nutrient loading and how those might
affect nutrient amounts in the canyon area and adjacent waterways, an overview
of overall costs as they are currently available, and a segment for community
input and questions.
The discussion on wastewater treatment options
as it relates to the Gallatin Canyon and its businesses and residents has
intensified of late, following the early February ratification of a “Interlocal
Infrastructure Agreement” carried by the Big Sky Resort Area District resort
tax and Big Sky County Water and Sewer District boards—the agreement will send
a 1 percent increase in the resort tax to a community vote in May, with funds
collected to be used expressly for upgrades to the existing wastewater
treatment plant, along with new service infrastructure to the canyon.
The meeting will run from 5:30-7 p.m.
Visit gallatinrivertaskforce.org for more information.
