City Commissioners voted unanimously to increase City Manager Greg Doyon’s base annual wage to $166,000. They made the move during their Sept. 21 meeting after discussing it during a special Sept. 7 meeting. During that meeting, Mayor Bob Kelly suggested increasing the wage by 2.5 percent, which would have been $165,608 and suggested rounding up to $166,000. The pay is
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Cascade County added 572 new COVID-19 cases over the last week, according to the Sept. 22 weekly update from the City-County Health Department. Of the new cases, 157 were in people 19 and younger. The county added 132 new cases on Sept. 22, according to the state dashboard, bringing the cumulative total to 12,553 and of those, 1,162 are currently
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The North Great Falls Sub-Area Transportation Study is a transportation planning project intended to develop a long-term plan for safe and efficient, multi-modal transportation solutions in the growing region north of Smelter Avenue NE and west of U,S. Highway 87. North Great Falls transportation study underway A public meeting to present the draft results of the study is set for 6:30
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The city is looking to adjust its fees several types of engineering services. The first group of fees is for land development engineering review and other work done by engineers in the city’s Planning and Community Development Department. The other set of fees is for the engineering division of the Public Works Department. The City Commission will conduct a public
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Five Guys Five Guys has officially opened in the shopping center between Target and Albertsons on 10th Avenue South. Business Bites: Permit application submitted for Five Guys; Fire Pizza adding happy hour, brunch Recreational marijuana zoning Cascade County is looking to change the zoning code to adjust for recreational marijuana that was legalized at the state level. The planning board
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Next week, two neighborhood councils will hold their monthly meetings. Neighborhood Council 5 meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center Conference Room, 3000 15th Ave. S. Agenda items include mayoral and City Commission candidate forum and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC5, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Neighborhood Council 4 meets at
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The History Museum is teaming up with John Roberts y Pan Blanco and local sponsors to bring live jazz back to Great Falls. On Sept. 17, ‘A Night at the Ozark’ will feature lively afro-cuban Jazz music, a dance floor, both indoor and outdoor seating (with a big screen to watch on,) a variety of food trucks offering dinner options
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On Sept. 17, a downtown metered parking space will temporarily be turned into a public park and social gathering space for the 8th Annual PARK(ing) Day. “Built with a bit of whimsy, part creative process, it calls attention to the fact that we need more open, public, green space downtown. PARK(ing) Day is meant to create an interesting public space
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The Cascade County Zoning Board of Adjustment approved 24-month extensions of the special use permits for Big Sky Cheese and Silver Falls Distillery, both components of the proposed Madison Food Park project between Great Falls and Belt. The board considered both extension requests during their Sept. 16 meeting. The county Zoning Board of Adjustment approved the special use permit for
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The Great Falls Public Library’s naming committee is surveying the community through Oct. 1 on the proposal to rename the library. In December 2020, the library received a request to consider renaming the library for Alma Jacobs, who served as head librarian at the Great Falls Public Library and the state librarian, both historic firsts for a Black woman during her time.
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