Meeting with state reps focuses on moving past planning into Boulder development

Moving from planning to implementation – actually getting some projects funded by the $500,000 Boulder Development Fund (BDF) off the ground – was the focus of a May 30 meeting between State and local officials in Boulder. The $500,000 was appropriated more than a year ago by the State to assist Boulder in dealing with impacts from the closure of the Montana Developmental Center.

Working through the Boulder Transition Advisory Committee (BTAC), citizens have developed a collective vision of the community’s future.

“We have the opportunity to redesign ourselves, to decide what Boulder will look like when it grows up,” said Tom Harrington of the Jefferson Local Development Corporation, noting that people are now more positive and unified about their vision of the town and its future.