City Commissioners approved a five-year lease with the Electric City Archers for a portion of Wadsworth Park during their March 17 meeting. The lease is for about four acres of the park with an option to renew for another five years at the city’s sole discretion. Both the archery club and the city have the option to terminate the lease
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Three neighborhood councils meet April 13-16. Neighborhood Council 7 meets at 7 p.m. April 13 in the Gibson Room upstairs at the Civic Center. Agenda items include sheriff candidate introduction, Neighborhood Watch, committee reports and neighborhood concerns. More information, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Neighborhood Council 1 meets at 7 p.m. April 14 in the Faith Lutheran Church
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Two Great Falls neighborhood councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 2 meets at 6 p.m. April 8 in the West Elementary School library, 1205 1st Ave. N.W. Agenda items include a presentation from NeighborWorks Great Falls, a Facebook page update, Neighborhood Watch and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC2, including boundaries and contact information, is here and here. Neighborhood Council
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The city’s annual street sweeping begins April 6. On your scheduled day, you’re asked to remove vehicles from the area from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The schedule may change or be canceled due to weather. The city sweeps about 300 miles of streets each year to maintain cleanliness, improve roadway safety and enhance the overall appearance of neighborhoods and
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During their April 1 meeting, the city-county health board discussed the city’s response to their request for additional funding toward health department operations. Cascade County’s City-County Health Department is a joint city-county operation providing public health services, including, but not limited to, vaccinations, restaurant inspections, rabies investigations, septic reviews, communicable disease prevention and family services. County Commission selects Gardner as
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Updated at 10:30 a.m. April 2 with salary information Toby Hazelbaker has been hired as the new Great Falls Park and Recreation director. He’ll start around April 20, according to the city. Hazelbaker “brings an impressive depth of parks and recreation experience from larger communities, along with valuable private-sector insight. That combination positions him well to strengthen our programs, enhance
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One Great Falls neighborhood council meets next week. Neighborhood Council 6 meets at 6:30 p.m. April 1 in the Sunnyside Elementary School staff break room. Agenda items include a NeighborWorks Great Falls update, crime mapping report, council updates and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC6, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Monthly agendas are posted on the Neighborhood Council meeting
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Neighborhood Council 4 meets at 6:30 p.m. March 26 at the Heritage Baptist Church, 900 52nd St. N. Agenda items include presentations from NeighborWorks Great Falls and Family Promise, and an update/discussion on city parks from Great Falls Park and Recreation. More information on NC4, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Monthly agendas are posted on the Neighborhood Council meeting
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City Commissioners gave City Manager Greg Doyon a favorable review during a special meeting on March 17 and a 4 percent raise. After about an hour in executive session, Mayor Cory Reeves said Doyon “has done an outstanding job this past year.” Reeves said Doyon’s leadership was “instrumental” in implementing policy, community engagement and “building trust and reliability.” Reeves moved
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One Great Falls neighborhood council meets next week. Neighborhood Council 5 meets at 7 p.m. March 16 in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center conference room, 3000 15th Ave. S. Agenda items to include presentations on the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention program from the City-County Health Department, NeighborWorks Great Falls and the Montana Department of Transportation. The council will also
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