NEXT STEPS
GROWTH IS OPTIONAL – BUT CRITICAL It is important to keep in mind the benefits outlined above, to Billings and the state, are forfeited if the decision is made to not support One Big Sky District. It means foregoing hundreds of millions in private investment and returning to the status quo of trivial workforce growth. It means we lose to our peer cities in the workforce attraction competition. It means our taxpayers pay more as our workforce ages out and people leave the job market. It means our population gets older as our youth leave to seek opportunity and quality of life elsewhere.
HOW CAN YOU HELP BRING ONE BIG SKY DISTRICT INTO REALITY? … Write a letter to the editor in the Billings Gazette.
… Testify during the legislative hearings in Helena.
When he discussed the difficulty of finding new solutions and creating change in Wyoming, Governor Mead shared a story about an elderly constituent complaining that her children had moved away. She implored the Governor to figure out how to get her family to move back. “But,” she added, “please don’t change Wyoming.”
… Write your elected officials. … Donate to the legislative work being done. … Connect with One Big Sky District on Facebook.
Let’s avoid that contradictory thinking. Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. Billings, our region, and the state of Montana will all be better off if we choose to support the positive change and meaningful growth One Big Sky District has to offer.
… Share your support for the project with friends, neighbors, colleagues and more.
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