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6 June 14-27, 2013 loCal news explorebigsky.com Wayfinding signage to be complete by July by eMily stifler Big Sky Weekly Managing editor bIG SKY – bill Simkins sees the new wayfinding signs going in this summer as an example of a positive upswing in growth around big Sky. “we finally got some activity and development here in this community,” said Simkins, manager of Simkins Holdings, LLC, the master developer for the big Sky Town Center, at the Chamber of Commerce’s June 4 groundbreaking ceremony for the signs. Simkins, also a chamber board member and a big Sky Planning and Zoning Advisory Committee board member, donated Town Center Project Manager Ryan Hamilton’s time over the three years it took to complete planning for the project. Now, with $150,000 in big Sky Resort Tax funding, the contractor, Montana Ryan Hamilton, Big Sky town Center Project Manager, wields his golden shovel. Hamilton was the "vision and force behind making [the wayfinding signage project] happen," according to Big Sky Chamber of Commerce President David O'Connor. Lines, plans to have the 14 signs of phase 1 installed by July 4, according to Trevor Livesay, Montana Lines Plan for LED light poles and banners President and General Manager. The signs being installed this summer make up about half the number of permitted signs. “we picked the ones that would have the greatest benefit,” Hamilton said. Each panel will explain points of interest and destinations including the resorts, lodging, major roads, the school and the performing arts center. Two “destination guide signs” – one by the Corral and one by Jack Smith bridge – will welcome visitors to big Sky. These signs will also have a key to the green, blue and black color-coding used on all the signs, delineating the Meadow, Canyon and Mountain areas of big Sky, respectively. Resort Tax board Chairman Les Loble called the destination guide signs a way to “siphon off lots of traffic going south.” Montana Lines, which also built the signal light at the intersection of Highway 191 and Lone Mountain Trail several years ago, is installing five entry roadway lights at that turnoff, funded with $60,000 of resort tax money. Hamilton and Loble spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony, as did Chamber of Commerce President David O’Connor. “Ryan was the vision and force behind making this happen,” O’Connor said, thanking the resort tax board for its support in the project and helping make big Sky “a world class community.” “To help make big Sky look the way we want it to look in the future, we needed more of a sense of community and a sense of place,” O’Connor explained later. “we felt having a themed program of signage would help to give the impression to our visitors that they’ve arrived someplace special.” In addition to partnering with the chamber and RTb, Hamilton worked with the state and federal departments of transportation, and Gallatin and Madison counties. Montana Lines began installing the concrete foundations for both the signs and lighting fixtures within days of the groundbreaking. All the infrastructure, or “underground” as it’s called in the business, will be complete for the lighting, but because the chamber ordered specialized poles and LED lights, they’re taking longer to arrive, Livesay said. He projected those would be complete by Aug. 1. Hamilton said the project’s electrical engineer ran a cost-benefit analysis and advised that the LED technology made the most sense. Big Sky Weekly Planning and permitting for Big Sky's new wayfinding signage project took three years to complete. Here, a group representing those involved in the process break ground in a June 4 ceremony. From left: Resort tax Chairman Les Loble, CtA Engineer Matt Stark, Montana Lines President trevor Livesay, town Center Project Manager Ryan Hamilton and Chamber of Commerce President David O'Connor. photos by eMily stifler One of the 14 signs of phase 1 to be installed by July 4 Courtesy of Cta arChiteCts “They’re more money up front, but they don’t use as much power or require as much maintenance because they last a lot longer,” Hamilton said of the Lumec brand lights. “we do things right in big Sky.” The lights will also have quality optics, he said, explaining that this allows for fewer poles. “The goal was not to light the place up, our goal was to illustrate a path,” O’Connor said. “To delineate that there’s something up that road, especially in winter, when most of our guests arrive at night.” Part of the decision to use LED lights, Hamilton said, was also a desire to be environmentally conscious. “It’s a good statement to make that we embrace new technology. we looked at solar, but it is way more expensive and not as consistent. we didn’t feel it was a good value.” The light poles will also be a place where the chamber can hang banners – two per pole – highlighting events and activities. “It was a marathon project,” Hamilton said during the ceremony. “Three years, two resort tax cycles, four governing bodies to deal with, many trips to Helena and Virginia City. People like to know that I have 750 files on my computer relative to this project.” After tackling the project from the beginning, Hamilton will see it through to the end. As the ceremony attendees went inside the visitors center to celebrate, Hamilton was outside cleaning up, wrapping up a tarp, smiling. Loble called Hamilton “an amazing spark plug. Every community should be so blessed to have a Ryan Hamilton on their team.”
loCal news May 31-June 13, 2013 7 Pat Wolfe of Stronghold Fabrications welding the frame for a new boulder in the Big Sky Community Park on June 12. the Big Sky Community Corp. installed a full-size boulder in the park last summer and has contracted Stronghold to build a medium and a smaller boulder this summer. photo by haMilton lynn. bsCC seeks support through trail map and ball field sponsorship by katie sMith Big Sky CoMMunity Corp. bIG SKY – The big Sky Community Corp. fields and trails are the hub of local summer activities. Last year the nonprofit organization’s Community Park hosted 228 softball games on two brand new fields for 400 rostered players. The park is the site of little league and youth softball games, and is used by Ophir School’s sports teams. The 4 th of July event and the Parks and Trails Gala, both hosted at the park, together brought in more than 1,000 people last year. The Ousel falls trail, also managed by bSCC, saw an estimated 15,000 visitors. To offset the growing cost of programming, bSCC is offering local businesses the opportunity to bozeman deaconess to host public forum in big sky Hospital to present market study of proposed Big Sky Medical Center BdHS sponsor the Community Park fields and its big Sky trail map. “It’s a great opportunity for businesses not only to give back to their community, but also to reach a huge number of people year round,” said Jessie wiese, bSCC’s executive director. weise estimates that, aside from coed team sports, hundreds of people visit the park daily to walk the Crail Trail, play with their children on the playground, or take advantage of the many other recreational opportunities the park has to offer. The trail map will be available at the big Sky Visitor Center, which last year saw an estimated 100 people per day. For more information, contact Wiese at jessie@bsccmt.org or (406) 995-2112. bIG SKY – bozeman Deaconess Health Services is hosting a town hall-style public forum on June 17 to present the feasibility study for its proposed big Sky Medical Center. The town hall will be held at the big Sky Chapel (510 Little Coyote Road), from 7-8:30 p.m. Leadership of bDHS will be on hand to outline the scope and timeline for the facility and answer questions from community members. pick your pearls. SHELLY BERMONT Unique, handmade jewelry Extensive selection of South Sea & Tahitian pearls Exotic stones, raw diamonds, fine silver and 18-22 karat gold BIG SKY, MT | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA Private appointments and trunk shows available. shellybermont.com
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