County Commissioner voted unanimously during their Aug. 23 meeting to approve a new or expanding industries tax abatement for Calumet Montana Refining’s renewable fuel conversion project. The abatement is established under state law and allows the company to be taxed at 50 percent of its taxable value for five years with equal increases in each year thereafter until reaching 100
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The Downtown Great Falls Association is accepting proposed artwork from artists living in Cascade County for the 39th Annual Christmas Stroll button. The judging will be done in the same format as previous years by people’s choice in two formats: The Downtown Association will post all eligible submissions on the Downtown Facebook page and record the number of positive reactions
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Cascade County Commissioners unanimously approved a four-year contract to Turn+Key Health LLC during their Aug. 23 meeting for inmate medical services at the Adult Detention Center. The county posted a request for proposals in April, after Alluvion Health exited its four year contract after one year. Undersheriff Scott Van Dyken said that the cost to the county for the first
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Updated 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously approved the budget for the current fiscal year during their Aug. 22 meeting. There was no board discussion, other than to thank staff for their work, and no members of the public commented. Under state law, the board must adopt their budget by Aug. 25 for its budgeted
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Updated 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously approved new standards for the social studies curriculum during their Aug. 22 meeting. The “know-understand-do” standards, written by grade level, were first presented during the July 18 meeting. The new social studies standards have been posted on the district website and public comment was accepted through Aug. 19.
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Here’s this week’s reading list. Have a great week Great Falls! NPR: Free college tuition for Native students becoming more common The Washington Post: Salers cheese production halted in France because of drought PBS: American cities, states can’t find enough workers despite an influx of federal funding The Washington Post: How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might,
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a request for $1.2 million of Community Development Block Grant funds for a proposed rental housing project during their Aug. 16 meeting. The funds are part of the city’s housing rehabilitation loan program that uses CDBG funds and offers no-interest loans to low income residents and landlords of affordable and low income housing units to make
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a request for $154,509 in tax increment financing funds for the Downtown Development Partnership during their Aug. 16 meeting. The DDP is a partnership of downtown organizations to include the Great Falls Improvement District, Downtown Great Falls Association, NeighborWorks Great Falls, Great Falls Development Authority, City of Great Falls, Great Falls Public Library, Great Falls Public
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The city planning department is adopting updated building codes on Sept. 9. The department is adopting the following codes: International Building Code, 2021 Edition (IBC) International Existing Building Code, 2021 Edition (IEBC) International Residential Code, 2021 Edition (IRC) Uniform Plumbing Code, 2021 Edition (UPC) National Electrical Code, 2020 Edition (NEC) International Mechanical Code, 2021 Edition (IMC) International Fuel Gas Code,
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County Commissioners voted unanimously during their Aug. 19 special meeting to send a $2.46 million public safety to the November ballot. Initially, the sheriff and county attorney offices had proposed a $3.52 million levy but have since revised the proposal and reduced it to $2.46 million annually. That equates to about $18.90 for a house with a $100,000 taxable value
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