The can — tick these as they get done
Same list as the one page. Check a box; it stays checked when you come back.
Right now
Do next
- Next Diane meets Ellie Monday morning with the updated packet · application due Friday, August 28 (not the 2nd Tuesday of September)
- Done Filing deadline: Friday, August 28 — Railroad District only
- Done Zoning: CLM (Commercial Light Manufacturing)
- Next Overhead Door deposit — $11,532 due Sept 8 — private, after filing. Confirmed: does not poison the match if the application is already in. File first.
- Next Get John Horne’s signature on owner permission letter
- Next Basement will not be used — windows stay only as weather protection
- Next Still open: graffiti wash bid · exact gutter metal name (not aluminum; over stonework only — locked) · Stephen’s two headcount numbers · Horne signature + phone + email + lease · written window-quote extension · $5,000 ramp quote on paper
Already locked
- Done Owner of record: John Horne
- Done In Railroad TIF (tax card says so)
- Done 2025 taxes $12,716.16 — paid
- Done Draft narrative + window strategy + grant stack
- Done Working priced total: $84,680.59 (handicap entrance $5,000 in; graffiti wash still open)
- Done Financing answered: up to $250,000 line of credit + own funds
- Done Completion target: end of 2027 (work underway 2026)
- Done Gutters $14,100 — not aluminum; over the stonework only (not the entire building). One rear barn door filled with concrete — not both.
- Wait Do not pay TIF-matched construction before City approval
Opening inventory (Diane)
| Item | # | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Front double windows | 2 | Bozeman elevation |
| Office windows | 7 | Three sides of office |
| Window wells | 3+ | Incl. well between building & state bldg |
| Concreted windows | 8 | 3 front / left · 5 rear |
| Man doors | 3 | Office, accessible, loading |
| Barn / double doors | 2 | Rear — one of them filled with concrete |
| Concreted door | 1 | Rear (that one barn door) |
| ADA ramp | 1 | Office entrance |
| Overhead door | 1 | Replace |
Window path
Provisional quotes: Custom Glass Milgard vinyl — office $5,560 · front $4,746. For a historic façade ask, get City historic + building people on the record before locking vinyl. Repair wood first where possible; reopen the eight concreted windows — that’s the heart of the story.
Full memo lives in the application packet: WINDOW_STRATEGY_MEMO.md
Who to call
| Who | Why | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development | TIF eligibility (required first) | (406) 447-8490 · citycommunitydevelopment@helenamt.gov |
| Historic Preservation | Façade / window character | Same department / Heritage Commission |
| Building Division | Permits · basement egress | City Building (via Community Development routing) |
| John Horne | Owner permission + oral history | Mailing on tax card: 1316 Bozeman |
| Custom Glass | Window quotes | (406) 449-7515 · dennis@customglassmt.com |
| County Property Tax | Tax card / legal | (406) 447-8329 · Tax ID 2852 |
Packet status
- Ready Project narrative (taxes + legal filled)
- Ready Window strategy memo
- Ready MCA eligibility map
- Ready Owner letter template (Horne)
- Ready Property record verified
- Ready Grant stack beyond TIF
- Ready Cost board — working priced total $84,680.59; graffiti wash still open
- Ready Completion date — end of 2027 (her narrative) · financing — $250K answered
- Ready Section 2.k statute conformance — drafted from her statute, ready for her review
- Open Job counts (now + planned) from Stephen
- Open Signed owner letter + lease excerpt
- Parked Movie — last, on Carter’s word