Boulder set to update growth policy

In the wake of the 2018 closure of the Montana Developmental Center, Boulder unveiled a growth policy outlining an ambitious agenda to lay the foundation for long-term sustainability.

The City has since completed many of the steps detailed in that document and is now set to embark on a year-long process to update the policy, accounting for that past effort and for the city’s growth since.

At the Nov. 18 City Planning Board meeting, Chairperson LaDana Hintz reported that work on the growth policy likely will begin early next year. The state Commerce Department, which is funding and coordinating the effort, has invited consulting firms to pitch in by devising a research methodology and overseeing community outreach.