The Cascade County Compensation Board met March 27 to start discussing the cost of living and wage adjustments for elected officials and non-union staff. Currently, state law requires that a county compensation board meet to make recommendations on salaries for the county treasurer, clerk and recorder, clerk of district court, county superintendent of schools, sheriff, county attorney and others. The law requires
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their March 27 meeting to forgo pursuing an operational levy for the upcoming budget year. The board’s budget committee discussed the options during a March 15 meeting and recommended to the full board to take the staff recommendation of using about $5 million of remaining federal COVID relief funds to offset some of
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Updated 7:30 a.m. March 29 The county has scheduled the election process presentation from Sandra Merchant on March 31. Merchant, the county clerk and recorder, will present her plan to the County Commission. Release of election details delayed; library says levy election will be June 6 The meeting was originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in the commission chambers in the
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The meeting planned for March 23 on the plan for upcoming local elections was removed from the Cascade County calendar around 6 p.m. March 21. Neither Great Falls Public Schools or Sun River Valley School District were notified of the change initially. Brian Patrick, GFPS business operations manager, emailed Sandra Merchant, county clerk and recorder, and her employee Deveraux Biddick
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Cascade County is in the process of studying a landslide area along Lower River Road near the marina. The slow-moving landslide is gradually undermining the roadway creating deformations in the roadway’s riding surface, according to county public works. Pavement deformations have been an ongoing issue for many years with continued past efforts to maintain the roadway profile, according to public
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Sheriff Jesse Slaughter released the name of the victim in the March 17 homicide on 3rd West Hill Drive. Slaughter said the victim was Joann Malone. An autopsy was conducted March 20 and the cause of death multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide. Coroner Dan Whitted of Toole County is handling Malone’s death investigation, Slaughter said
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Cascade County Public Works will begin several road projects over the next several weeks. Work is tentatively scheduled to begin April 3, weather permitting. During this time please be aware of work signs, detours, road closures and construction posted speed limits. County approves contract for Fox Farm Road repair Sections of roadways are expected to be closed to all through
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Sandra Merchant, Cascade County Clerk and Recorder, said in an email on March 21 that her office “will hold the upcoming May 2, 2023 school election and it will be completed as directed by the Montana Secretary of State.” She wrote that absentee ballots would be mailed April 17. In her email, that was also posted to the county website,
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City Commissioners will consider during their March 21 whether to award a design contract for the second phase of the Missouri River bank stabilization project. Staff is recommending approval of a $107,460 contract with Western Water Consultants to complete the project design, obtain environmental permits, provide construction staking and assistance with the Montana Disaster and Emergency Services project closeout. In
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Updated 12 p.m. March 21 The Great Falls Police Department and other agencies are continuing investigations of multiple recent shootings. Jacob Bradley, 37, was identified as the suspect who fled from police and shot an officer during the pursuit on March 7. Bradley was shot in the head during the incident and was transported to the hospital. County Attorney Josh
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