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Read moreCalumet Montana Refining will have a planned refinery-wide shutdown and maintenance activities beginning Aug. 1. The planned activities are expected to last about eight weeks, according to release from the refinery. City approves Calumet tax abatement The shutdown and startup activities will cause periods of flaring, according to Calumet. There will be increased traffic on Smelter Avenue near the former
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Cascade County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a resolution of intent during a July 29 meeting to send a public safety levy to the November ballot. That starts a public comment period on the proposed $3.52 million levy and a public hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 19. Commissioners said that they were limited in their ability to fund county
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The city planning department is requesting an adjustment to their fee structure to allow for pass through fees to a third party consultant. A public hearing was scheduled for Aug. 2 but will be bumped to Aug. 16 to allow for proper public notice. In 2021, the City Commission adopted fees to cover costs associated with staff review of civil
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Greg and Elizabeth Mackenstadt were among those who lost their home in the Dec. 1, 2021 Gibson Flats fire. Now they’re trying to rebuild. They applied for a variance to the county’s floodplain regulations that requires the lowest floor elevation, including the basement and other utilities, to be two feet above the base flood elevation. The Mackenstadt’s variance request has
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NorthWestern Energy is upgrading power lines in Great Falls along Park Drive North. Traffic will be delayed and detoured along Park Drive North from 1st Avenue North to 3rd Avenue North from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 29. The upgraded lines will increase service reliability. Traffic interruptions during the construction work are required for the safety of the
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County Commissioners are considering sending a $3.52 million public safety levy to the November ballot. They’ve scheduled a special meeting for July 29 to consider a resolution of intent to levy those mills and to send the question to the voters this falls. Currently, the county doesn’t have enough money to “maintain the necessary services of the sheriff’s office and
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City Commissioners have set a public hearing for Aug. 2 on whether to send the question of legalizing marijuana sales within the city limits to the November ballot. Marijuana sales have been prohibited in the city limits through the zoning code since it’s still a prohibited substance under federal law. The commission adopted an ordinance in 2010 prohibiting marijuana sales
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The Great Falls Public Schools district is looking at revamping the social studies curriculum. During the July 18 board meeting, Rachel Cutler and Beckie Frisbee, the district’s curriculum coordinators, told the board that they started the process during the summer of 2021. They said that 45 teachers, administrators and community members gathered to look at the new state standards for
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Updated 9 p.m. Aug. 3 Chipotle It’s official, Chipotle is planning a location at the former Cartwheel property at 1900 10th Ave. S. Business Bites: La Cocina Mexican opening in former Fox Farm Diner; Rib and Chop House coming; CVS reopens; United Way fundraising campaign; other development rumors We’ve reported for more than a month that Chipotle was planned for
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