Wednesday Wrap: May 7
This week’s wrap up of local news from the last week.
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School election preliminary results: Preliminary school election results are in. For Great Falls Public Schools, two incumbents, Paige Turoski and Gordon Johnson keep their seats, and Craig Duff takes the third seat. In Cascade, voters approved technology levies.
City considering dissolving ethics committee: The City Commission is considering dissolving its ethics committee, which was established in 2017 following a series of conflict of interest issues in the city’s Community Development Block Grant allocation process that year.
Air Force hosting town halls on Sentinel missile project: The Air Force is hosting town halls to update the public on the Sentinel missile upgrade project next week.
City considering garbage rate increases: The city is increasing garbage pickup fees for the upcoming year to cover increased costs.
Hearings are set for Calumet, Montana Renewables tax protests, appeals: Hearings have been set in Calumet’s tax protests and the appeal from Montana Renewables, which is seeking to have its entire facility deemed tax exempt.
City considering street assessment increase in effort to improve overall street network; discuss development impact: City Commissioners are considering increasing the street assessment in an effort to improve the overall street network score and prepare for potential private development.
