Bozeman officials say they are committed to continuing to prioritize affordable housing even after voters narrowly rejected a ballot question in Tuesday’s election that would have established a tax to raise money for housing.

By a margin of just 276 votes, the housing mill levy, which would have generated $9.5 million over the next 10 years, failed to pass, while voters overwhelmingly supported the city’s other two ballot questions, approving a $6.7 million bond to relocate a fire station and a $2.2 million bond for repairs to three recreation facilities.