Two neighborhood councils meet June 3-4 in Great Falls. Neighborhood Council 6 meets at 6:30 p.m. June 3 in the Sunnyside Elementary School staff break room. Agenda items include annexation of an existing residence at 305 21st Ave. S. and establishing R-2 single-family medium density zoning; data center update by a council member, discussion of graffiti in alleys, summer meetings
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution during their May 19 meeting authorizing the issuance and negotiated sale of up to $3.8 million of revenue bonds within the East Industrial Park Tax Increment Financing District, more commonly known as AgriTech. The bond sale won’t be finalized until August, according to city staff. The resolution sets the terms and limitations of the
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The Great Falls planning board voted unanimously during their May 26 meeting to recommend approval of annexation and zoning for the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana’s proposed Good Medicine housing development. The requested annexation and zoning next goes to the City Commission for final consideration. The Little Shell is requesting annexation of 18.4 acres and a planned
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Two Great Falls neighborhood councils meet next week. Great Falls Citizens Council, or the Council of Councils, meets May 26 at 7 p.m. in the Gibson Room at the Civic Center. Each of the nine neighborhood councils will be represented, along with two City Commission members. Agenda items include updates from the Great Falls Police Department and the Montana Department
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City Commissioners approved a $4,636,298 contract to Capcon Construction during their May 19 meeting for the third phase of the downtown storm drainage improvement project. This phase includes four blocks of new storm drain mains and will replace two and a half blocks of aging water mains and two and a half blocks of deteriorating streets, plus some replacement of
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During their May 19 meeting, City Commissioners rescinded a previously awarded contract for sports court replacement in Charles Russell Park due to a typographical error. Earlier this month, commissioners awarded a $156,000 contract to United Materials for the project based on an error on the bid tab provided by TD&H Engineering to the city. City approves court replacement contract; USTA
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City Commissioners approved final payment for the Carter Park street reconstruction project during their May 19 meeting. The final payment is $31,824.95 to United Materials and $321.46 to the state miscellaneous tax fund. The final cost is $642,928.28, which is $78,371.72 less than the total contract amount awarded in September. City approves street reconstruction around Carter Park [2025] The lower
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Two neighborhood councils meet in Great Falls this week. Neighborhood Council 5 meets at 7 p.m. May 18 in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center conference room, 3000 15th Ave. S. Agenda items include a presentation by Mayor Cory Reeves, information from the city planning office on Benefis’ proposed memory care facility conditional use permit for a “retirement home” land
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Updated May 15 with fee information The Electric City Water Park and neighborhood pools open for the season at noon on June 6. The Flow Rider and Lazy River will be closed this summer due to mechanical and structural issues, according to Great Falls Park and Recreation. Because of those issues, the facilities don’t meet city safety codes. City staff
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Updated May 13 Local officials approved tax abatements for Janicki Industries during their May 12 meetings. Cascade County Commissioners approved two abatements, one for property tax and one for equipment, during their morning meeting. City Commissioners approved a property tax abatement during a special meeting Tuesday evening. Janicki requested the tax abatements for their prospective new expansion in AgriTech Park,
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