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 Completed
Projects:
 WYED collaborated with the West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce in
developing the local Birding Brochure that is now published and
locally available.
WYED was involved in the initial discussions with Fremont County,
Idaho, and a RBOG grant application that will provide future
leadership training and funding for an Event Center feasibility
study. The Town Council of West Yellowstone has recently approved
and authorized the second study to be completed.
WYED and The Historic Center of West Yellowstone were successful
in receiving a grant from the Gallatin County Historical
Preservation Board to help with the publication of an improved West
Yellowstone Historical District Walking Map that will be completed
in June 2007.
Current Projects:
WYED created and initiated the three year artistic endeavor "Where
the Painted Buffalo Roam" Project with its
artist/buffalo grand unveiling held June 1-2, 2007 in West
Yellowstone, Montana.
WYED was named the fiduciary for the “Three Bear Lodge Marketing &
Promotional Fund” that provides $20,000 annually in matching funds
for marketing and promotional projects in our community under the
direction of the West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce Marketing
Committee.
WYED revitalized the West Yellowstone College Study Project in an
attempt to diversify our local economy. We have been successful in
securing a grant from the Montana Department of Commerce and being
sponsored by the Northern Rocky Mountain Resource Conservation and
Development Area to assist in the project. Currently, Community
Matters of Joliet, Montana, an economic development consulting
company, has been chosen to determine the feasibility of
diversifying and expanding the economy of West Yellowstone through
the development of college oriented partnerships with regional
universities and researchers in the areas of tourism, hospitality,
recreation and science. The study was completed in July 2007
with initial college programs sponsored by interested regional
universities beginning in the spring of 2008.
Grants Acquired:
Montana Department of Commerce, sponsored by the Northern Rocky
Mountain Resource Conservation and
Development Area (RC&D) – West
Yellowstone College Feasibility Study.
Gallatin County Historical Preservation Board – West Yellowstone
Historical District Walking Map.
Three Bear Lodge Marketing & Promotional Fund – marketing and
promotional projects in West Yellowstone. |
