The Great Falls Airport Authority board voted last week to approve up to $900,000 toward a front canopy rehabilitation project. The majority of the project would be funded by federal infrastructure funds and $90,000 in local airport match funds. The canopy covering the front walk is original to the building from 1975. A portion was removed in the center of
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The City Commission will hold a public needs hearing on Nov. 1 for the city’s Community Development Block Grant and HOME grant programs. The federal programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which requires the public needs hearing to gather community input on needs in the community. City staff uses the input from the hearing
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City Commissioners are holding a public hearing during their Nov. 1 meeting on proposed code changes related to casinos. The city planning board voted 4-0 in September to recommend approval of the changes. Three members of the board were absent during that meeting. The proposed change was prompted by the property owner at 2416 11th Ave. S. who is interested
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City Commissioners will consider awarding a $1.48 million contract for a drainage project during their Nov. 1 meeting. City staff is recommending that commissioners approved the contract to Ed Boland Construction for a downtown drainage improvement project. There have been increasing short duration, high intensity rain events, resulting in flooding in the city in recent years, according to staff. City
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The city leaf pickup program in the boulevard district begins Nov. 2 through Nov. 18. Area schedules will be followed, but are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure, personnel availability or unforeseeable emergencies. All schedule changes will be posted on the city website or the Park and Recreation Facebook page. The natural resources division will vacuum leaves from
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Two neighborhood councils meet this week. Neighborhood Council 6 meets at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Sunnyside School library. Agenda items include council vacancy, Great Falls Fire Rescue, library master plan, and neighborhood concerns. Residents interested in filling the council vacancy must be registered voters living within the council boundaries and willing to serve the remainder of a two-year
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Happy Halloween weekend everyone. Associated Press: Judge sides with fired NYC sanitation workers in vaccine dispute NPR: Costume store Spirit Halloween is a harbinger of the demise of the American mall : It’s Been a Minute Associated Press: Regulators propose $155M fine for PG&E for 2020 wildfire Vox: Plant-based and lab-grown meat alternatives are being combined to create “hybrid” meat The New York
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A man has been charged with multiple felony counts of sexual intercourse without consent and sexual abuse of children after a 15-year-old student told her school resource officer about the incidents. The student told her SRO, a Great Falls Police Department detective, that she had multiple sexual encounters with Don Stratton, 55, according to court documents. She told the detective
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The Great Falls Public Schools board has set their timeline for the 2023-2024 budget process. Since this is a legislative year, school funding adjustments can’t be finalized until the end of the session, according to the district. The first student enrollment count was held Oct. 3. GFPS officials discuss school safety The first count is averaged with the second count
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The Department of Public Health and Human Services said Oct. 26 that the Montana Prevention Certification Board is now offering an online certification program for prevention specialists and those working in related public and behavioral health capacities. The certified prevention specialist, administered by MPCB, is now available for professionals providing services in the field of behavioral health. “MPCB strives to
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