City staff conducted the quarterly budget review with City Commissioners during their Nov. 19 work session. The review showed that for fiscal year 2019, which ended June 30, the city had reached a 22 percent fund balance for the general fund despite only projecting an 18 percent fund balance for the year. City policy is to maintain an undesignated fund
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Commissioners voted 3-0 during their Nov. 19 meeting to approve agreements with the Montana Department of Transportation and the River’s Edge Trail Foundation to initiate the project that will eliminate the “the circuitous route through the police station parking lot, a currently dangerous location due to the potential for conflicts between vehicles and bicyclists/pedestrians.” It’s a step in rerouting the River’s Edge Trail along
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The city planning board approved a tax increment financing request from the city public works department $1.1 million for public infrastructure projects in the Central Montana Agriculture and Technology Park, which includes Malteurop, ADF, International Steel Fabrication, T&K Performance LLC and Cargill research laboratories. The TIF district was created by City Commissioners in 2005 and expanded in 2007 with the
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The Montanans for Responsible Land Use, a group of area landowners and citizens, submitted a letter to the Cascade County Commission last week regarding the Big Sky Cheese appeal of the conditions placed on their special use permit. Commissioners are holding a special meeting Nov. 21 to consider the appeal filed on behalf of Big Sky Cheese and its principal,
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The Downtown Great Falls Association is hosting Ladies’ Night Out from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 21 with 24 participating locations offering specials. Many retailers will be offering specials until 8 p.m. but many restaurants and bars will be offering specials later into the night. More information is available here. The following downtown shops are participating and offering these specials, according to DGFA:
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Hope everyone had a lovely week. Here’s your reading list for the week. The New York Times: Cities worldwide are reimagining their relationship with cars U.S. Public Interest Research Group: New study outlines issues, case studies and remedies for U.S. recycling across the country The Washington Post: The most remote emergency room: life and death in rural America The Economist: How
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The school board’s budget committee is meeting this month to discuss the financial picture for the next fiscal year for Great Falls Public Schools and options to make up the projected $1.1 million shortfall. Among the options being considered are an operational levy, a technology levy, or a safety levy, or some combination of the three. [District budget information here]
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The annual Canned Food Day in Municipal Court is Dec. 6 from 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. During this event, defendants who are making monthly payments on fines have the option of bringing in canned food in lieu of December’s payment. For 10 donated non-perishable food items, $50 will be credited towards total fines owed. Regardless of the number of cans brought
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Two Neighborhood Councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 5 meets Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center Conference Room, 3000 15th Ave. S. Agenda items include new business, old business, neighborhood concern, and a scam awareness presentation by Marilyn Hamer, AARP and the Montana Retired Teacher Association. The council’s northern boundary is 10th Avenue North, the
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As of Friday afternoon, the city began accepting proposals for services and operations “complementary to the Great Falls Animal Shelter.” According to the request for proposals, “the successful proposal must establish that the proposed complementary services and operations will: Provide at least the same quality of care currently provided by the GFAS; and Not create inefficiencies or gaps in service between the
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