https://bozemandailybee.com/tags/public-process/Recent content in Public Process on The Bozeman Daily BeeHugoen-usMon, 01 Jun 2026 07:50:00 +0000https://bozemandailybee.com/letters/re-public-hearings/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:50:00 +0000https://bozemandailybee.com/letters/re-public-hearings/<p>I was relieved to read that Gallatin County will hold a public hearing before moving further on its 287(g) agreement. Relief may sound like a low bar for democratic participation, but I have lived here long enough to recognize it as a practical emotion.</p> <p>There was a time when I believed public business naturally passed through the public. Age has refined me. I now understand that policy often travels by side door, emerges fully dressed and then politely informs residents they may react during the allotted three minutes if they speak clearly into the microphone.</p>