The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their Oct. 24 meeting to extend a power contract. The district entered agreements in 2011 to purchase 1 megawatt of power for each of the 24 hours in a day. Purchasing in bulk has given the district a low rate. In 2020, the district entered into a five-year contract with Energy Keepers
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County Commissioners unanimously voted to deny a request for a rural special improvement district for the maintenance of a proposed access road off Vaughn Road at the I-15 interchange. Michael Maeder asked for the RSID for the maintenance of Independence Way, a proposed access road, in his proposed development and for the maintenance of culverts, drainage ditches, detention pond, weed
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Cascade County is accepting applications from licensed residential public water systems within the county whose primary source are ground water wells owned, maintained and operated by the water system. Applicants may not have already received county ARPA funding. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Nov. 1 to the County Commission office at 325 2nd Ave. N. If additional funds become
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The Great Falls Airport Authority has opted to privatize security screening, phasing out the U.S. Transportation Security Administration for a private contractor. The board voted to make the move earlier this year and TSA approved the privatization in February. The contractor, Defense Consulting Services, takes over Nov. 1. John Faulkner, airport director, said that the contractor had hired some of
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The city planning board unanimously voted to recommend annexation and zoning for a 432-unit apartment complex at the corner of 2nd Avenue North and 38th Street North. The planning board reviewed the request from Silver Stone Enterprises during their Oct. 25 meeting and voted to recommend that the City Commission approve the request. The commission is schedule to consider the
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The Great Falls Airport Authority board voted during their Oct. 25 meeting to approve an agreement with Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing company. The board action authorizes airport staff to negotiate the final agreement with Turo. Since 2020, car rental concessionaires at the airport have struggled to find enough cars to serve the market and the cost of rentals have
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The Great Falls Airport Authority board unanimously approved a lease amendment with Holman Aviation to provide U.S. Customs operations at the airport. In order to be classified as an international airport and serve flights coming into the U.S. from other countries, an airport must provide free space for the U.S. Customs officers to process those flights, according to the airport.
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Updated 11 a.m. Oct. 26 Cascade County Commissioners approved a contract with The Master’s Touch to print and mail property tax bills. The Spokane company will provide e-notice signup, second halfbill reminder emails, address tracking and mailing of multiple parcels in one envelope or flat for those with the same name and address, according to the county. The contract is
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The Casacde County Sheriff’s Office has identified the person who died at the First United Methodist Church downtown on Oct. 19. Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said that the decedent is Dianna Sue Cole and the cause of death was complications of chronic alcoholism. A vigil is being held for Cole at the church at 6 p.m. Oct 24 Law enforcement responded
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The Great Falls Public Library is holding a ribbon-cutting for their new Story Walk in Gibson Park at 1 p.m. Oct. 26. “A Story Walk combines the joy of reading and the benefits of walking together outdoors. Story Walk is an educational activity that places the pages from a children’s story along a walking route. Story Walks are an innovative
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