Category Archives: Great Falls

Neighborhood Council 4 meets Sept. 28

Neighborhood Council 4 meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Heritage Baptist Church, 900 52nd St. N. Agenda items include a public safety levy presentation and neighborhood concerns. Monthly agendas are posted on the Neighborhood Council meeting calendar at least 48 hours prior the scheduled meeting. In Great Falls, there are nine neighborhood councils. Their purpose is to serve the citizens

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Library offering language program, mental health program, tax rebate clinic

The Great Falls Public Library is offering a new language training and has several programs upcoming. The library, in conjunction with the Great Falls Library Foundation, has added free access for all patrons to Mango Languages online training tools when they login using their GFPL card. Mango adapts to the users learning style to help users learn new languages, according

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Great Falls man sentenced for meth trafficking

A Great Falls man who admitted conspiring to bring large quantities of methamphetamine from California to Montana for distribution was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls on Sept. 21. Joshua Daniel Wilson, 48, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Wilson pleaded guilty in

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City approves bond sale for airport improvements

On Sept. 19, City Commissioners approved a resolution on the sale of $645,000 of bonds for the Great Falls International Airport. They’re tax increment industrial infrastructure development revenue bonds against the Great Falls International Airport Tax Increment Financing Industrial District. City to consider bond sale for airport improvements A tax increment financing district is created for specific purposes under state

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City sets public hearing on rezone for apartments

During their Sept. 19 meeting, City Commissioners voted to set a public hearing for Oct. 17 on a rezone of a property for a 12-unit apartment building. The city planning board voted 4-0 in August to recommend approval of the rezone. The 0.34-acre property at 2505 8th Ave. N. is currently vacant and zoned R-3 single family high density. The

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Alluvion pauses Rocky Mountain Building construction

Construction is on hold at the Rocky Mountain Building at 601 Central Ave. downtown. Alluvion Health purchase the building several years ago and is planning to renovate it into a full-service clinic. Alluvion’s initial budget was set around $22 million, but has since been revised to more than $40 million to account for inflationary impacts, Maia LaSalle, Alluvion’s communications director,

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City Commission approves new animal shelter fees

City Commissioners unanimously adopted new fees for the Great Falls Animal Shelter during their Sept. 19 meeting. The changes “reflect the increasing costs of providing services to the public while recouping some of the costs to provide those services,” according to city staff. The change restructures animal registration to move from annual licensing to a lifetime only license, which increased

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City officials discuss public safety levy, bond for Nov. 7 ballot

Updated 1 p.m. Sept. 22 with revised tax impact chart The city hosted another town hall meeting about the proposed public safety levy and bond on Sept. 18. The attendance was roughly the same as the meeting in June, with roughly 75 people in the room, at least two dozen of which were city staff, the city’s hired marketing firm

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MDT seeking comments on carbon reduction strategy

The Montana Department of Transportation has developed a draft Carbon Reduction Strategy, which is now available for public review and comment. The National Carbon Reduction Program was signed into law as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and authorizes funding for states to advance projects that will reduce carbon emissions from transportation sources, according to MDT. Under the

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