Cascade County Commissioners are scheduled to hold a special meeting at 8 a.m. Oct. 21 to consider a request from Great Falls Public Schools to recertify their property tax valuations. The county, GFPS and City of Great Falls already set their budgets in August and September, based on the taxable valuations from the Montana Department of Revenue that are finalized
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Great Falls Park and Recreation will be rounding up the waterfowl in Gibson Park at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 22. All domestic waterfowl will be moved to the “Honker Hilton,” their winter quarters, located at the north end of Gibson Park. Park and Rec staff will care for the waterfowl daily over the winter months until they’re released back into the
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Here’s this week’s list, here’s to a great week Great Falls. The New York Times: A Babysitter and a Band-Aid Wrapper: Inside the Submarine Spy Case NBC News: Sweeping FDA guidance would drastically cut salt in American foods The Washington Post: High-schoolers tracked a wolf pack for years. The feds killed eight of the pups, conservationists say. The New York Times: Farmland
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Great Falls Police detectives are currently investigating two assaults that took place in the downtown area and are believed to be related. One occurred at the end of September and the other the first week of October, according to GFPD, in the 500 block of 2nd Avenue North and the 100 block of 8th Street North. “On two separate dates
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Cascade County is looking to change the zoning code to adjust for recreational marijuana that was legalized at the state level. The planning board meeting to consider those changes was originally set for Sept. 21 but was moved to 9 a.m. Oct. 19 for a larger venue at the Family Living Center at Expo Park. The meeting will be in a hybrid
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Preliminary site prep and dirt work has begun for a water treatment plant on Belt Creek. Construction on the facility is expected to begin next year, according to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. The Belt Creek Water Treatment plant is estimated to cost about $6 million and barring any weather or supply chain related delays DEQ anticipates that it
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Cascade County Commissioners approved a $480,000 contract with TD&H Engineering during their Oct. 12 meeting for engineering and design services to replace the Armington Bridge. The county also received a bid from Engineering Associates of Great Falls. Staff recommended TD&H, which scored the highest based on criteria in the request for qualifications. request for qualifications for an engineering firm to provide professional
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Paving is continuing on Highway 87 north of Great Falls. The Montana Department of Transportation and Schellinger Construction will finish paving the final northern section this week, from Powerline Road to Dent Bridge Road, according to MDT. Once paving is complete, crews will place interim pavement markings and stripes on the roadway, which will remain until chip sealing begins early
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Following the coverage of the Cascade County Commission’s decision to dissolve the Expo Park Advisory Board, a former board member contacted The Electric to say she resigned from the board over the board’s interaction with Expo Park staff. Kelly Audet served on the board and had been away for a few months due to a shoulder surgery. She said that
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Commissioners will be asked during their Oct. 19 meeting to postpone awarding a contract for the new indoor aquatics center until their Nov. 2 meting. Bids were due on Oct. 13 and the city received four. Staff is currently reviewing the bids and costs to determine a recommendation. The bid includes a base bid and 22 alternates. Staff is asking
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