Work to repair a slide on Giant Springs Road begins Sept. 25. The project is scheduled to run through Nov. 6 and will close the south parking lot with trucks and heavy equipment on the road and work on the north side of the guardrail. In August, City Commissioners awarded a $212,720 contract to Montana Materials and Construction, formerly MRTE,
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The city planning board/zoning commission voted unanimously during its Sept. 23 meeting to recommend denial of a conditional use permit for Verizon Wireless to construct a “concealed telecommunication facility” within Dudley Anderson Park. The permit request next goes to the City Commission for consideration. The park is located at 701 33rd S. S. is about six acres with the recently
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s underground injection control program is holding a public hearing on proposed permit modifications and aquifer exemption expansion for wells in Pondera County for Montalban Oil and Gas Operations. The request is associated with Calumet and Montana Renewables operations. The public hearing is 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Conrad High School. Written comments must be submitted
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City Commissioners approved final payment during their Sept. 16 meeting for the 4th Avenue North street reconstruction project. That was $96,950.09 to United Materials and $979.29 to the State Miscellaneous Tax Fund. The project included installing base course, asphalt pavement, curb and gutter, storm drain inlets and ADA compliant handicap ramps along 4th Avenue North from 9th to 14th Street
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City Commissioners approved a $99,220 contract during their Sept. 16 meeting for the playground at Morony Park. The contract with Garrett Parks and Play is for poured-in-place surfacing and is being funded with federal Community Development Block Grant dollars. Commissioners approved the CDBG agreement in July. Staff have been planning to install a new playground at Morony Park since the
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City Commissioners approved final payment during their Sept.16 meeting to Sletten Construction for the water treatment plant solids mitigation project. That’s $299,870.22 to Sletten and $3,028.99 to the state Miscellaneous Tax Fund. Commissioners awarded the contract in January 2023 through the general contractor construction manager procurement method allowable under state law. City Commission to consider $11 million water treatment plant
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a $721,300 construction contract to United Materials during their Sept. 16 meeting to United Materials for street reconstruction around Carter Park. The project will complete upgrades around the park with street reconstruction on 6th Avenue South, 7th Avenue South and 4th Street South, and bring a corner up to ADA standards, according to the city. Construction
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The city planning board will consider amending an existing conditional use permit for Ponderosa Solutions during their Sept. 23 meeting. City Commissioners will consider the request for final approval in the near future. Commissioners approved a conditional use permit to allow Ponderosa to handle a hazardous substance in the AgriTech Park in April 2024. The permit allows the handling of
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City Commissioners approved final payment during their Sept.16 meeting for a sidewalk repair project that was needed due to a water main break. The final project cost was $80,357, which is $13,043 less than awarded contract amount of $93,400, due to better sidewalk conditions than expected so fewer repairs were needed. Commissioners awarded the contract to United Materials in June
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Happy weekend Great Falls, here’s this week’s reading list. Associated Press: Senate rejects competing bills to avoid government shutdown NPR: RFK Jr. panned mental health screenings in schools. Here are 3 things to know Reuters: Audit found weaknesses in review of wind, solar projects on U.S. public lands The Washington Post: Judge strikes down Trump’s $15 billion libel lawsuit against the New
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