THURSDAY lonepeaklookout.com June 14, 2018 FREE Volume 1, Issue 28 BigBig Sky, Sky, LONELONE PEAKPEAK LOOKOUTLOOKOUT MontanaMontana The community housing That truck smell conversation is called to order Brand new newPierce fire engine arrives in Big Sky Big Sky starts to activate new action plan BY DAVID MADISON been here before. They’ve filled to be significant bumps in local [email protected] filing cabinets with successful rents, even compared to other plans for other alpine expensive ski towns. irst, there’s the destinations such as Aspen, “So it’s a little bit less remarkable cross Breckenridge, Mammoth Lakes affordable for rents in section of Big Sky and Whitefish. Big Sky than other resort Flocals who stepped up and Brian Guyer, with HRDC communities,” said Walker, bought into the notion that, and the Big Sky Community who explained how affordable “It takes a community to Housing Trust, said Sullivan “community housing” is build a community.” There and Walker, “Were really defined by 30 percent of are 21 names listed in the tasked with coming up with a income put toward rent or a acknowledgements section of homegrown solution for Big mortgage. the recently released “Big Sky S k y.” Next, Sullivan delved into Community Housing Action Like good friends pushing how Big Sky arrived at its Plan” and those folks (see list a pal to ski something they community housing problems. at lonepeaklookout.com) are wouldn’t otherwise consider— “Between 2012 and 2017, stand ins for the more than but will ultimately love—these you guys had phenomenal job 1,000 people who poured two unfolded a new trail map growth. 42 percent job growth,” their thoughts and aspirations at the June 13 presentation and said Sullivan, citing the arrival into a housing needs survey it detailed Big Sky’s housing of the Medical Clinic of Big conducted earlier this year. future. Running through their Sky, Roxy’s Market and all the “This fully represents a PowerPoint, Sullivan and second home development. diverse group of folks from the Walker essentially tapped their “During that same period, you community,” said Christina fingers on a map pointing the built almost 600 units. But over Firefighter Seth Nolin takes the wheel, and the easy job, as his team—firefighter Greg Clark in the Calabrese, who was part of the way toward Big Sky becoming 70 percent of those were priced forefront—pushes the 40,000-plus pound engine into the bay. PHOTO BY JOLENE PALMER community housing working a place where it’s possible for over $1 million. So your locals group, and helped kick off more working families and aren’t buying these.” s his crew sprayed, of it, in every compartment,” powerful motor and the action plan’s unveiling at individuals to live here. Sullivan also pointed out scrubbed and buffed Megaard said, describing the maneuverability were the resort tax office in Town “Housing is at the top of how 400 local renters were their new Pierce elation a new engine brings to highlights of the engine for Center on June 13. people’s minds. And what forced to move away from Acustom velocity chassis the department. “Seeing the Megaard, who said it will take Second, there’s the mountain really came out of the survey Big Sky in the last five years. pumper engine, Big Sky Fire excitement in their eyes, what a few weeks to get the rig set of a challenge towering over is they want to be heard,” said She went on to wonder aloud, Big Sky—how does it find Department Deputy Fire Chief this means for the department up before it’s ready to hit the Sullivan. “How can we tailor it asking how Big Sky can Greg Megaard stood nearby and for this community, it’s a streets. a way to build “250 to 300 to work in Big Sky?” continue to grow, “While still taking it all in. big deal, and it’ll be around for community housing units The consultants started ensuring we have a community “As soon as the truck parked, the next 20, 25 years.” within five years”? And that’s by sizing up who lives in Big and people here to keep it the guys were all over it, on top The top-notch technology, Fire truck | 15 just one goal spelled out in the Sky. They found local middle running?” action plan. income households bring in This is the first in a series of Finally, there are the tools, around $60,500 per year, or articles looking at how Big Sky outlined in inspiring detail $30 per hour. chooses to activate the recently Like slow dancing at church camp by mountain town savvy They also discovered that released community housing consultants Wendy Sullivan while these wages might see action plan. and Christine Walker, who’ve modest growth, there continues Yellowstone Corner property changes hands is a place where one Local realtor managing partner in new ownership must keep a BY DAVID MADISON commercial space at the community’s entryway. [email protected] “It’s got to be done with stewardship for the respectable community in mind. We’re not going to slap something up,” said Schreiner. t’s Big Sky’s doorstep and current home to distance The Big Sky Chamber and Visit Big Sky have the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce and floated the idea of a large visitor center on the destination marketing organization Visit corner property. Schreiner said he has not been fter two incidents IBig Sky. In April, the Dolan family sold it to involved with that plan, but emphasized his involving elk and Michael Schreiner and his partners, organized support for having the chamber and VBS stay one with a bison, under a pair of LLCs— Winchester Holdings and put. Athree tourists recently left Western Mountain Investments. “I think that’s a perfect marriage,” said Yellowstone National Park Schreiner, a broker at the Big Sky Real Estate Schreiner. “They should be part of the property.” with injuries inflicted by Co., said, “We’ve been thinking about that Uncertain about how ownership of the corner wildlife. property for a couple of years and it’s just been property would shake out, VBS submitted two The most recent clash sitting there. We had a little windfall and thought Elk on the lawn: A large funding requests to the resort tax board. One occurred on the morning that’s where we should put the money.” herd bull in the Mammoth included $600,000 “to improve and/or enhance of June 6 when 59-year-old As the managing partner, Schreiner will area highlights the danger the corner property,” but VBS Director and Kim Hancock of Santa Rosa, oversee future development of the property, sign with his lethal looking Big Sky Chamber CEO Candace Carr Strauss Calif. was gored by a bull which was listed by L&K Real Estate for $3.24 antlers. PHOTO BY informed the resort tax board VBS will move bison. Rangers responded million. MIKE COIL forward without the $600,000 request. to the incident and treated “I’ve lived out here since 1989,” said Schreiner. “We were planning for multiple futures and Hancock for a hip injury. She “My family has been part of Big Sky—my sister that’s why we did put in two applications,” said was transported by paramedic CONTENTS (Martha Johnson) got here in ’88. We actually Carr Strauss, who is pleased her organizations ambulance to the Big Sky used to have a business on the property.” still have a home on the corner property. Medical Center. The man with the wooden bow ties ............................................... 2 It was called Serendipity’s and it had locations During the June 4 resort tax Q&A session, This is the second time a Interview with Kitchen Dweller Shawn Swain ............................... 3 in the Mountain Village and in the smaller, Carr Strauss noted the new arrangement will bison has injured someone in Inside the new Golden Eagle Lodge .............................................. 3 currently unoccupied building upfront on the come at a price. 2018. There was one incident Resort tax allocation update .......................................................... 4 corner property. Johnson’s LinkedIn profile “With our new landlord, we’re experiencing in 2017 and five in 2015. How not to get gored in Yellowstone ............................................ 6 fondly recalls how Serendipity’s boasted the “first a 50 percent increase in our rent,” said Carr Learn more about safe wildlife Big Sky Rotary improves bouncy frog habitat .............................. 7 espresso machine in Big Sky!” Strauss. “He (Schreiner) is friendly to the Big Sky viewing in Mike Coil’s column Let your Soul Shine June 21 .......................................................... 11 Schreiner said he and the other owners want community. So, we’ll be working with him in the this week on page 6. 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