Monthly Archives: September 2024

County preparing for November election, concern over write-in candidate stickers

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Cascade County officials spent the bulk of their Sept. 25 meeting discussing how to handle write-in ballots for the November election, specifically, pre-printed stickers with write-in candidates names. Terry Thompson, county election administrator, told The Electric that she proactively raised the issue with County Commissioners since she was concerned that at least one county write-in candidate would be distributing stickers

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Portion of North River Road closed indefinitely

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Updated Sept. 27 North River Road between 15th Street Northeast and 10th Street Northeast is closed to through traffic indefinitely. Traffic will be detoured so drivers are asked to be aware of work signs, detours and road closures. Les Payne, county planning director, said that they’re working on utility system repairs and he hopes to know more about the work

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GFPS appoints three to baseball advisory committee

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The Great Falls Public Schools board approved three appointments to the districts baseball advisory committee during their Sept. 23 meeting. The district received 16 applicants over a two-week period for three community slots and Kali Tuckerman, Zac Griffin and Jon Boutilier were selected. Lance Boyd, assistant superintendent, told The Electric that the committee will meet Oct. 1 to start its

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Franklin Apartments rehabilitation project planned

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The Foundation for Affordable Housing and Vitus are planning to redevelop the Franklin School Apartments using low-income housing tax credits. The tax credit process through the Montana Board of Housing, requires that the city commission hold a public hearing on whether the project meets a community housing need. Commissioners held that hearing on Sept. 17 and Kathy Buss, a Missoula-based

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City, library reopen negotiations over management agreement, funding

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The city has reopened negotiations with the Great Falls Public Library board over the management agreement that currently includes seven mills of funding for the library. The discussion centers around the 1993 management agreement between the city commission and library board that remains in force today. Timeline: library, public safety levies Under the agreement, the city gives seven mills of

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Timeline: library, public safety levies

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As city and library officials negotiate a library agreement and funding, here’s a look back at the timeline of both the library and public safety levy discussions. City, library reopen negotiations over management agreement, funding For at least the last decade, city officials have discussed the need for more public safety funding, but have taken a piecemeal approach to addressing

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Sunday Reads: Sept. 22

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Happy weekend Great Falls, enjoy the cooler weather. Here’s this week’s reading list. Yellowstone Public Radio: Tribal leaders renew call for apology as Sheehy still mum on insulting remarks The New York Times: Georgia election board orders hand-counting of ballots Associated Press: US Congress avoids government shutdown with spending bill NPR: U.S. sees a sudden and unexpected drop in fatal

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Neighborhood Council meets Sept. 26

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Neighborhood Council 4 meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Heritage Baptist Church, 900 52nd St. N. Agenda items include the discussion of urban wildlife by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. More information on NC4, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Monthly agendas are posted on the Neighborhood Council meeting calendar at least 48 hours prior the scheduled meeting. In

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County approves solid waste fee increase

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County Commissioners voted 2-1 during a special Sept. 19 meeting to increase solid waste fees.  Initially, commissioners had proposed a 50 percent increase, raising the annual assessment from $120 to $180, but after discussion and public comment, Commissioner Joe Briggs moved to increase the assessment by 45 percent. That increases the fee from $120 to $174 and will also require

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