Stay warm out there Great Falls! The New York Times: Current job: award-winning chef. Education: University of IHOP. The Gazette: How will increased downtown Colorado Springs parking fees be used? Idaho Press: Boise’s changes to impact fee projects without public hearings called into question CityLab: Denser housing gains traction on America’s east coast The Economist: Laboratories of democracy: The 2020
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The future of about 80 acres off Fox Farm Road is uncertain as the Montana Department of Natural Resources works to meet the statutory mandate for the land to generate revenue for the state’s school trust fund. A group of locals has been working to conserve the property as open space and briefed City Commissioners on their efforts during the
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The 2020 Electric City Winter Classic Youth Basketball Tournament is in Great Falls this weekend. The event is sponsored by Steel Etc and Park and Recreation’s Community Recreation Center and includes girls’ and boys’ teams, grades 3-8. This year, 95 teams are coming from all over the state and 70 of those teams are coming from out of town, according
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A young entrepreneur is returning to Great Falls after college with the intention to begin a career as a real estate developer. Andreas Geranios, son of Nick Geranios, is getting started with a project on 2nd Avenue North turning a vacant property next to Smoked. American Barbecue into two residential homes. “My interest as a potential developer of the downtown
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The Electric is covering Ignite 2020, hosted by the Great Falls Development Authority, this morning and will post updates here throughout the event. The Gibson The Gibson is a new boutique hotel coming to the current Greystone Inn at 621 Central Ave. Ty Rollins of Choice Hotels said that he’d been in search of the perfect downtown hotel that his
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Parking and landscaping requirements for development in Great Falls have long been points of contention and in their effort to revamp the development process, city staff have developed proposals to make substantial changes. Last month, staff reviewed their proposal to reduce parking requirements for some land uses and make other changes that would give developers greater flexibility for parking with
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Three neighborhood councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 7 meets 7 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Civic Center’s Gibson Room. Agenda items include committee reports, neighborhood concerns, council member onboarding, election of officers, roundabout support letter and Madison Food Park resolution. The council area is the Original Townsite whose northern and western boundaries are the Missouri River, the southern boundary
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During their Jan. 14 meeting, County Commissioners will consider a policy regarding appointments to the various fire boards in the county. Currently, there is no policy regarding whether staff or volunteer firefighters at those fire departments can be appointed to the boards that govern their operations. That’s a “tremendous problem,” Deputy County Attorney Carey Ann Haight told commissioners during their
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The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal to resurface about 11.6 miles of Highway US 89, both north and south of Fairfield. The project begins 2,000 feet south of 1st Road S., at mile post 16.8 and extends north for 11.6 miles ending 580 feet north of the intersection with 1st Lane N.W. at mile
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The City of Great Falls is conducting a community needs assessment survey as part of our 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. The consolidated plan is a 5-year housing and community development strategic plan designed to help Great Falls assess affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions in order to make decisions for future Community Development Block Grant and HOME program
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