City Commissioners unanimously declared the property at 816 3rd Ave. S. a nuisance, after decades of complaints, during their Jan. 20 meeting. Brock Cherry, city planning director, told commissioner that the city had received complaints about the property since 2007, but upon looking into it further, found the Great Falls Police Department had received 300 calls for service to the
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City Commissioners voted unanimously during their Jan. 20 meeting to appoint Cassidy Blomgren, a current city prosecutor, to fill the municipal court judge vacancy created by Judge Steve Bolstad’s retirement. Blomgren will serve for the remainder of Bolstad’s term through Dec. 31, 2027 and then will have to run for the regular four-year term in 2027. She will receive a
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a new five-year lease for the Great Falls Saddle Club in Wadsworth Park during their Jan. 6 meeting. The saddle club has leased space in the city-owned park since 1971 or 1979. Both years are mentioned in city commission agenda reports. The new lease includes an annual $500 fee, the club is responsible for daily maintenance,
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City Commissioners will interview three candidates for Great Falls Municipal Court judge during a special meeting at noon on Jan. 16. Commissioners will select a candidate to appoint during their Jan. 20 regular meeting to serve the remainder of Judge Steve Bolstad’s term since he retired Jan. 1. The candidates are: Cassidy Blomgren, current city prosecutor Cayle Halberg, private attorney
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The draft of the new Great Falls growth policy is now available for public review. The public comment period begins Jan. 12 and runs for 45 days. The public can submit comments within the document online, the regular planning board meeting or during several open houses this week: Jan. 14: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Gibson Room upstairs at the Civic Center Jan.
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City Commissioners voted unanimously during their Jan. 6 meeting to approve the sale of the former Community Recreation Center to the current lessee of the property. City staff recommended that commissioners approve the sale to the lone bidder for $800,000, which required an affirmative four-fifths vote. Proceeds from the sale will be used to offset the cash deficit in three
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City Commissioners will consider selling the former Community Recreation Center during their Jan. 6 meeting to the current lessee of the property. City staff are recommending that commissioners approve the sale to the lone bidder for $800,000, which requires an affirmative four-fifths vote Proceeds from the sale will be used to offset the cash deficit in three Park and Recreation
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The city is accepting applications for a new municipal court judge to fill the vacancy created by Judge Steve Bolstand’s retirement on Jan. 1. Applications and resumes are due to the city clerk’s office by 5 p.m. Jan. 8. City Commissioners will interview the top candidates during a public meeting. Since it’s an elected position, state law requires that commissioners
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Municipal Court Judge Steve Bolstad is retiring on Jan. 1 after 11 years on the bench. Bolstad was appointed to the Great Falls Municipal Court in 2014 by the City Commission after Judge Nancy Luth retired. For the next nine years, Bolstad as the city’s sole judge at Municipal Court, which is a court of limited jurisdiction under state law,
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City Commissioners voted 4-1 during their Dec. 2 meeting to annex about 24 acres and assign R-10 mobile home park zoning for the IX Blessings development on the east side of the city. Commissioner Shannon Wilson voted against the project citing concerns about the financial model of the developer owning the land under the manufactured homes and leasing it to
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