Bozeman has a homelessness problem. Local politicians have exacerbated that problem through failed, ideologically driven policies that have resulted in excess spending of taxpayer dollars on homeless services with an extremely poor return-on-investment. Despite throwing money at this societal issue, the numbers of those that have moved into permanent housing from our city streets remains abysmally low. According to a 2021 HUD study, and proven by Bozeman’s Ordinance 2147, “responding to encampme
