After a two-hour hearing, the city planning board voted April 28 to postpone a decision on the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana’s proposed Good Medicine housing development. The Little Shell is requesting annexation of 18.4 acres and a planned unit development zoning classification, with an underlying R-9 zoning, to develop two apartment buildings, each with 25 units,
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Updated April 28 to correct TIF district expiration and add GFPS information City Commissioners voted unanimously during their April 21 meeting to set a public hearing for May 12 on a tax abatement request from Janicki Industries for a site in AgriTech Park, on the east side of Great Falls, with about 185.5 acres within the city limits. Janicki is considering
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City Commissioners unanimously approved the vacation of a portion of 10th Alley South for the planned Chick-fil-A at 721 10th Ave. S. Alleys are public rights-of-way maintained by the street. Vacating an alley or street means the city is transferring ownership and maintenance responsibility of that space to a private property owner and it is no longer public property. The
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Updated April 28 to correct the TIF district expiration date Janicki Industries is considering Great Falls and Twin Falls, Idaho as finalists as it selects the site for an estimated $830 million expansion. The company has said tax incentives and infrastructure support will be key factors in the final decision. During their Tuesday meeting, City Commissioners will consider setting a
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Great Falls is a finalist for a potential manufacturing facility expansion for Janicki Industries, a privately-owned engineering and manufacturing company. Great Falls is one of two locations Janicki is considering for its expansion. The other is the Twin Falls/Jerome area in Idaho. The company expects to decide before the end of May, Erin Hurley, Janicki’s marketing manager, told The Electric.
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The Cascade County Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 3-2 during their April 16 meeting to deny a special use permit for a substance abuse treatment facility to expand from eight to 16 beds. The facility, Healing the Circle Lodge, opened last summer at 2601 Jasper Road. Several area residents spoke in opposition to the permit with concern over property values,
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The city’s new tax increment financing advisory board is scheduled to meet for the first time at 2 p.m. April 7. No agenda has yet been posted on the city website. City Commissioners appointed the fifth member, Don Ryan, during a February meeting as the county representative, which is required under a 2025 state law change. Ryan is a former
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City Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution of intent during their March 17 meeting to vacate a portion of 10th Alley South for the planned Chick-fil-A at 721 10th Ave. S. A public hearing on the alley vacation is scheduled for April 21. Alleys are public rights of way maintained by the street. Vacating an alley, or street, means the city is
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City Commissioners will be asked to adopt a resolution of intent during their March 17 meeting to vacate a portion of 10th Alley South for the planned Chick-fil-A at 721 10th Ave. S. Staff is recommending approval and that commissioners set the public hearing for April 21. The request does not include vacating the alley portion adjacent to existing houses
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The city is planning to launch the pilot phase of its proposed strategic capital investment reserve, or SCIR, program. It’s a funding mechanism established when it increased utility rates by about 27 percent last summer with the goal of expanding utility infrastructure and “support strategic development that aligns with adopted community plans,” according to the city. Staff are planning to
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