The contracts list for the Dec. 19 City Commission meeting include $19,937 for the YWCA to seal and replace the asbestos flooring located in the second floor, which houses the emergency housing shelter. The funding is part of the city’s Community Development Block Grant program and the funding recipients were approved in June. City Commission to consider agreement for additional
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Initial work to prepare for the new Gore Hill water tower has been completed and on Tuesday, the City Commission will be asked to approve final payment of $12,014.39 to Ed Boland Construction and $121.36 to the State Miscellaneous Tax Fund. The project installed a new water main that will service the new water tower, scheduled for construction beginning in
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The 341st Maintenance Group at Malmstrom Air Force Base has been named the best field-level maintenance unit throughout the Department of Defense. It’s the first time an intercontinental ballistic missile maintenance group has won the DoD Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence, according to Col. David Miller, commander of the Malmstrom maintenance group. “I’m incredibly proud of the airmen,” Miller said.
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A wood shop for veterans to refresh, hone or learn new skills has always been a part of the plan for the old garage at the Grace Home, a transitional housing facility for homeless veterans. Now that the home has been open a little more than a year, the plan for that wood shop is getting some additional community support.
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Greg Doyon has declined the position of city administrator in Billings. He’ll remain in Great Falls as the city manager for the foreseeable future. Doyon was hired by Great Falls in 2008. Earlier this month, the Billings City Council voted to offer Doyon the job. He was selected from among the four candidates who interviewed for the job. Billings picks
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During the Dec. 19 City Commission meeting, commissioners will consider an addendum to the existing audit services from Anderson ZurMuehlen and Co. The contract agreement ranges from $7,5000 to $10,000 for special emphasis audit services on the city’s Community Development Block Grant program and the funds used by NeighborWorks Great Falls from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2016. City
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Christmas is sneaking up on us fast here at The Electric, and if you’re anything like us, you haven’t quite finished your holiday gift shopping yet. But the Great Falls area is full of local shops that can help and we asked a bunch if they had any gift ideas they’d like to share. A few of them got back
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Last week, the City Commission voted to allow the proposed Town Pump hotel at the Fox Farm intersection to proceed without requiring an easement for road access. Commissioner Bill Bronson said during the meeting that he had discovered through his research that the road in question had previously been a city road that was vacated in 1961. When the city
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Cascade County is seeking applicants for the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which will be the body to approve or deny the special use permit application for the Madison Food Park. Terms for two ZBOA members expire at the end of this month. One of those members, Jim Edwards, has requested to be reappointed, according to the county. Applications for the
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The Great Falls Police Department has a new tool in its arsenal for patrolling downtown and city parks and trails. The Business Improvement District approved a $17,000 donation in July to the Great Falls Police Foundation for the purchase a side by side UTV that was unveiled last week with its official GFPD paint and decals. The UTV also lead
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