Butte-Silver Bow County has opted into a proposed business improvement district in Uptown Butte, adding 42 county-owned parcels to the effort in one fell swoop.
More than a dozen business owners and residents urged commissioners to buy into the plan Wednesday night and after a 90-minute discussion, the council did so on an 11-0 vote.
“I think this is an enormous move for our community and I think it would be so beneficial, not only to Uptown business owners but to the entire community,” said Commissioner Hattie Thatcher.
Vehicles travel through the intersection of Main and Broadway streets in Uptown Butte on Wednesday. The area would be part of a proposed business improvement district in Butte.
The business improvement district, or BID, would generate about $212,000 annually that could be spent on maintenance, security, promotions, landscaping or other improvements in a 30-block section of Butte’s business district Uptown.
