Community Development Board

Meetings
  • 3:00 pm
  • First Tuesday of every month
  • Beartooth Meeting Room, 5th Floor of City Hall, 316 N. 26th Street  
  • 9 members, 4-year term
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings.
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Minutes are available following approval.
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See letter from Mayor Cole and Board Chair Noell here.  We encourage anyone interested in community development projects, and/or addressing the affordable housing crisis in Billings, to apply.  Download an application.

To view the Low Income Area Map click here www.billingsmt.gov/low-income-map.
  
For more information, please visit the Community Development website at www.billingsmt.gov/comdev  or call (406) 657-8281.

Members

Kathleen Candelaria - Low Mod Area

Email
406-697-5580
First term expires 12/31/26


Hans Abbey - Low-Mod Area

Email
406-671-6968
First term expires 12/31/28


Ali Pistora- Low-Mod Area

Email
785-331-8996
First term expires 12/31/28


James Allen - At Large

Email
406-548-3398
First term expires 12/31/26
 
Erica Doornek - Low-Mod Area
Email
406-263-2005
First term expires 12/31/26


Donald White - At Large

(Unexpired term of Jenna Martin)
Email
406-534-9187
Term expires 12/31/26


Rebecca Noell - At Large

(Unexpired term of Adam Toland)
Email
406-207-5889
Term expires 12/31/28




   

Vacant - Low-Mod Area

First term expires 12/31/28

James Corson -  Low-Mod Area

(Unexpired term of Valerie Courtney)
Email
406-591-5750
Term expires 12/31/26

  
*Cannot be reappointed when term expires


Overview

Article 2-525-527

There is hereby created a Community Development Board. The Community Development Board shall be composed of nine members who will possess the qualification for office required for the office of Mayor and shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Council. Six members shall be appointed from lower-income neighborhoods of the City as defined by federal regulations for the Community Development Block Grant Program and three additional members from the community at large.

The Community Development Board shall serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council for the purpose of providing citizen input to the policy decisions of the City Council. The primary responsibilities of the board are to review existing and proposed City policies and to review City department activities to ensure the City policies are being implemented and carried out and further, to report any shortcomings and make recommendations to the City Council in the area of community development.