From neighbors to advocates: Save Bozeman’s growth

Seven years ago, Charlie West could look out the window of his toy shop in downtown Bozeman toward a small store. Today, catty-cornered from West’s business is a five-story hotel.

"I feel like there’s a pretty big change going on in downtown. It’s happening fast," he said.

Last summer, West started hearing about more development coming to the downtown area. That included a five-story building two blocks from his home known as the Black-Olive proposal.

"Change and growth is where people start to feel that heat — the impact on what their life is going to be," Christensen said. "And typically, it’s after the city’s process to respond has already begun."

By Katheryn Houghton Chronicle Staff Writer

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