The city division of Great Falls Park and Recreation is aware of the extensive damage caused by the storm, according to a release. The division will only be responding to Boulevard District trees only, according to the release. Trees located outside the Boulevard District are the responsibility of the property owners, according to Park and Rec. Residents of the Boulevard District
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Hope you’re all staying warm during this winter storm. Cold weather is always good for curling up and reading for awhile, so here’s this weeks reading. Harvard Business Review: Are You Developing Skills That Won’t Be Automated? New York Times: Restoring Black Cowboys to the Range Washington Post: Income inequality in America is the highest it’s been since census started tracking
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Gov. Steve Bullock issued an executive order declaring an emergency in Montana due to the early season storm. Areas hit hardest include Cascade, Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln, Pondera and Teton counties and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Glacier County, and Pondera County have issued local emergency declarations. “With an unprecedented winter storm throwing our state
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Two neighborhood councils meet this week. Neighborhood Council 6 meets Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Sunnyside School Library. Agenda items include committee reports, neighborhood concerns, and guest speakers. Guest speakers include Terry Thompson and Bruce Pollington, candidates for City Commission. The council’s northern boundary is 10th Avenue South, the southern boundary is the city limit line, the eastern is
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The National Weather Service is predicting a major storm for this weekend, including the possibility for high winds and heavy wet snow. According to the situation report from the Great Falls NWS office, “confidence continues to increase and forecast remains on track for a high impact, early season winter storm.” Extreme impacts to agriculture, power infrastructure, travel and outdoor activities
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The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal to resurface about one mile of Interstate 315, on the west side of Great Falls. The project begins at the 10th Avenue South exit on I-315 and extends east to Fox Farm Road. The project will include the 10th Avenue South I-15 ramps and the 14th Street Southwest I-315
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Airport officials across the state met with airlines in Big Sky earlier this month in the hopes of growing air service in their communities. To help that effort, local officials have been working to replenish the airline incentive program. So far, the Tourism Business Improvement District, First Interstate Bank, D.A. Davidson, Cogswell Insurance, Pacific Steel and Recycling and the Great
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The Great Falls Public Schools board approved two collective bargaining agreements during their Sept. 23 meeting. The board unanimously approved a three-year agreement with the Teamsters Local No. 2 Food Service Employees and a two-year agreement with the Great Falls Technology Association of the Montana Federation of Public Employees The agreement with the labor union expired on June 30 and the district
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A collection of community groups have been working for years to spur activity in the downtown area. The Downtown Development Partnership is a 501c3 nonprofit and has 11 permanent members: Downtown Great Falls Association, Business Improvement District, Great Falls Development Authority, the city’s Neighborhood Council 7, City of Great Falls Parking Commission, City of Great Falls, Cascade County, City-County Historic
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The planning board voted unanimously on Sept. 24 to recommend that the City Commission approve a $350,600 tax increment financing request for public infrastructure improvements associated with development of the Buffalo Crossing subdivision in the West Bank Urban Renewal TIF District. Commissioners will consider the request during a regular meeting this fall. Buffalo Crossing is the name of the 2.2
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