Livingston Business Improvement District

Downtown Livingston Improvement District
The Livingston Business Improvement District (LBID) enhances the vitality of downtown Livingston by facilitating commerce, enhancing streetscapes, conducting maintenance and improving security and safety. The LBID is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees and receives its funding through an assessment of the property owners (ratepayers) in the district.

The LBID is defined by Park Street to Geyser Street and from Third Street to the alley between B and C Streets. The District also includes properties just south of Geyser Street and properties to the west of Third Street between Park and Callender Streets. The unofficial count of commercial properties within the district is 131. (See District Map).

The Livingston Business Improvement District (LBID) development process began in 2009 with the goal of enhancing the vitality of downtown Livingston by facilitating commerce, promoting investment, enhancing streetscapes, conducting maintenance, and improving security and safety for the downtown business district, the City of Livingston and the people of Montana. 

In 2011, enough property owner signatures were gathered for LBID establishment and the Livingston City Commission approved the formation of a business district. Pursuant to MCA 7-12-1141, on December 15, 2020, the LBID was unanimously renewed by Livingston City Commission Resolution 4932 from March 2021 to March 2031. The BID was established according to Montana Code, specifically MCA Title 7, Chapter 12, Part 11. Bylaws have been updated to reflect Montana Code.

The LBID receives its funding through an assessment of the property owners in the district. As of 2021, there were 224 property owners within the District contributing to the tax base. The current LBID budget for enhancement, facilitation, promotion, and maintenance activities in the district is approximately $44,000 per year. 

The mission of the District is to aid in the facilitation and strengthening of commerce, provide maintenance assistance, beautify and enhance streetscapes, improve security and safety, and stimulate development and vitality in Livingston's historic downtown district. Read the LBID's 2021-2025 Strategic Plan here.

The District is governed by a seven-member board. 

Current and past projects, as well as meeting agendas and minutes, can be found at the LBID website.

Dale Sexton, Co-Chair
Owner, Dan Bailey's Outdoor Co.
Term expires May 2024
sexton.timbertrails@gmail.com

Kathryn Bornemann, Co-Chair
Owner, Out of the Blue
Term expires May 2023
outofthebluelivingston@gmail.com

vacant, Secretary/Treasurer

  
Brian Menges, Member
Owner, Gil's Goods
Term expires May 2022
mengesbrian@gmail.com

Karla Pettit, Member
Owner, The Pickle Barrel
Term expires May 2022
pb2livingston@gmail.com

Tyler Erickson, Member
American Bank, Vice President of Marketing & Development
Term expires May 2025
terickson@americanbankmontana.com

Megan Eubank, Member
Eubank Creative, Owner/Graphic Artist
Term expires May 2025
megan@eubankcreative.com

Executive Director under the supervision of the Board
Kris King, Executive Director
Appointed July 1, 2020
info@downtownlivingston.org