CALENDAR OF EVENTS

“Big Sky or Big Sprawl Conference,” September 19th, 2008 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at Carroll College in Helena celebrating the Montana Smart Growth Coalition’s 10th Anniversary. The Keynote Speaker will be Geoff Anderson, the CEO and President of Smart Growth America, discussing the untapped market for smart growth in Montana and the U.S..

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The fifth Big Sky or Big Sprawl Conference will be held at Carroll College in Helena. National experts on smart growth issues will be in Helena to address the following topics (please note: the agenda has not been finalized and is subject to change):

• Transportation and Land Use: Creating the Vital Connection Between Where We Grow and How We Get Around
• Water and Growth: Protecting Senior Water Rights
• Making Smart Growth a Reality: Financing for Smart Growth and Affordable Housing
• Transportation and Land Use: Your Tax Dollars at Work – How and Where State and Federal Transportation Dollars are Spent – What Other States Do Differently
• Smart growth is the universal vision for the future of Montana: How to Talk About Smart Growth
• City County Coordinated Urban Growth Area planning – Creating Great Cities and Towns From the Grassroots Up
• Transportation and Land Use: The Climate Change Connection
• Water and Growth: Septics, Septics Everywhere – And Not A Drop to Drink?
• Wildlife and Growth: Clear Development Standards to Protect Critical Habitat and Corridors

Montana Smart Growth Coalition — PO Box 543 Helena, MT 59624 — 406-449-6086 — smartgrowth@mcn.net