Tonight’s City Commission has some major agenda items. Here’s a list of links to our previous stories on tonight’s agenda. Fox Farm easement set for commission decision on Dec. 5 Golf fee increases on Dec. 5 agenda; golf board looks at revenue ideas, changes to tournaments City to conduct survey of water and sewer rates, services 124-unit Rockcress Commons set
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During the Dec. 5 City Commission meeting, a proposed zone change and sale of parkland will get a first reading. Commissioners will likely set the public hearing on the zoning and sale for Jan. 16, 2018. A 12 foot by 132 foot portion of Lions Park on 10th Avenue South is being considered for sale to PBA Properties, LLC so
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Great Falls’ first pocket neighborhood, known as Beargrass Village, is set for final commission action on Dec. 5. NeighborWorks Great Falls is planning to build 10 single family homes and two two-unit townhomes on a 1.21 acre parcel at the corner of 3rd Avenue South and 14th Street. The property was formerly home to Kranz Floral, which was demolished. Pocket
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The land use actions required for the proposed 12-room hotel at Great Falls Clinic will be considered during the Dec. 5 City Commission meeting. The requested action during Tuesday’s meeting is to rezone property near the clinic from PLI Public Lands and Institutional to M-1 Mixed-Use District and a Conditional Use Permit to allow a health care facility in the
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Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced Dec. 4 that his office filed a consumer protection lawsuit in Montana District Court against Purdue Pharma LLC for ongoing deceptive marketing practices involving its prescription opioids, including OxyContin. “Pharmaceutical companies that knowingly and deceptively harm consumers must be held accountable,” Fox said. “As our investigation revealed and our complaint alleges, for years, Purdue knew
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City Commissioners are scheduled to make a final decision Tuesday on annexation, zoning and the preliminary plat for a five lot subdivision that will become Rockcress Commons, a 124-unit apartment complex for workforce housing. NeighborWorks Great Falls is developing the project and received approval from the state to use federal housing tax credits for the housing for families and individuals
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During the Dec. 5 meeting, City Commissioners will consider whether to award a $137,313 contract to Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., or AE2S, for a study on water and sewer costs of service. The last survey was completed in 2001 and this one is needed to evaluate current and future costs and compare them to industry standards for Montana
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When airmen from the 219th RED HORSE Squadron of the Montana Air National Guard landed in Puerto Rico in October, they could still see the devastation left the previous month by Hurricane Maria. Power lines were still down and “you could see it was pretty beat up,” said Senior Airman Tyler Gandolfi. He and other 219th airmen set up two Disaster
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The Billings City Council voted 9-0 Friday morning to offer the position of city administrator to Greg Doyon, who is currently the city manager for Great Falls. The Billings council said they liked Doyon’s confidence and that it was clear he was prepared through his thoughtful and precise responses to their questions. If Doyon accepts the job, the city will
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