Two seats are open this year on the City Commission and so far, only two have filed to run in this year’s election. Neither of them are the incumbents. Tyson Habein and Mary Sheehy Moe have filed for the seats currently filled by Bob Jones and Fred Burow. Jones said he’s still deciding whether he’ll run again, weighing some family
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City Brew Coffee is now open at 1816 3rd St. NW in Great Falls. The shop did a soft opening event with family and friends Thursday night and officially opened for business on Friday. Jared Smith, from the corporate office in Billings, said they’ve been pleased with their first day so far. He said that they didn’t do a major
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City of Great Falls offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. The Community Recreation Center, Natatorium and Great Falls Animal Shelter will also be closed. There will be no changes to the city’s sanitation collection schedule. The Great Falls Public Library will be closed on Saturday in observance of the holiday. The Library will also begin summer hours on May 28, and
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In their request for the new budget, staff at the Great Falls Public Library are requesting additional funding to open for four hours on Mondays. That equates to about $35,000 over the funds the city obligates to the library in an agreement. The city budget year runs from July 1-June 30, but is often formally approved in late summer by
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After years of city staffers flagging inconsistencies or other problem areas in the Great Falls municipal code, the city attorney’s office is now conducting a systematic review of the code and presenting changes to the City Commission. Sara Sexe, city attorney, and her deputy Joe Cik have a file roughly three inches thick of items staffers had flagged in recent
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Two new fire engines hit the streets of Great Falls in March and a third engine is expected to arrive by the end of the month at Great Falls Fire Rescue. Two of those engines were included in last year’s budget and last month, the City Commission approved the purchase of the third engine, which was a demonstration model, for
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A public hearing has been set for June 6 for the City Commission to consider a resolution of intent to create a park district. The proposal is for a 20-year park district for $2,267,796 annually for the first three years and the assessment would be based on taxable value. For a property with a $100,000 taxable value, the assessment would
Read moreCity Commissioners are holding a public hearing Tuesday evening on the city’s Community Development Block Grant allocation after delays related to several conflict of interest allegations. Commissioners won’t take final action until their June 6 meeting. The Community Development Council, which annually reviews applications for the funding and makes recommendations to the commission, made recommendations in March but City commissioner
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City Commissioners will consider this summer whether to establish a park district to supplement current funding and create a sustainable funding source for the Park and Recreation Department. At their May 16 work session, Patty Rearden, interim Park and Rec director, will review the proposal for commissioners and during the regular meeting, commissioners are scheduled to vote to set a June
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The Air Force is completing the first programmed depot maintenance of nuclear launch facility since their activation in the 1960s. The first launch site belongs to Malmstrom Air Force Base and will be completed within the month. The remainder will be completed over the next eight years and remain on an 8-year PDM cycle. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air
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