Category Archives: Housing

City planning board recommends approval of Little Shell’s annexation request for housing

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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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Benefis Village memory loss facility planned at former Poor Clares

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Benefis Health System has submitted a conditional use permit application for a proposed retirement home. The property at 3020 18th Ave. S. is currently zoned R-2 single-family medium density and Benefis is seeking the CUP to use an existing building and construct additional buildings to accommodate 48 residents and 52 full- and part-time staff on the 13.14-acre site. The project

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City planning board postpones decision on Little Shell housing development

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Color-coded phasing plan map labeled 'GOOD MEDICINE PHASING PLAN' showing Phase 1–4 areas, community and residential zones, roads, and amenities with a legend and notes for phased development.

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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City Commission approves CDBG funding for purchase, demolition of nuisance property

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City Commissioners approved $50,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to NeighborWorks Great Falls for the purchase and demolition of 816 3rd Ave. S. City Commissioners declared the property a nuisance in January. NWGF has been in contact with the property owner and offered to purchase it for about $20,000 upon approval of the CDBG funds and use the

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City declares nuisance property after years of complaints, police calls

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City Commissioners voted unanimously during their April 21 meeting to declare 1915 6th Ave. N. a nuisance. The city has been receiving complaints about the property since 2020 and the house was deemed a total loss after a January 2021 fire. City Commissioners declared the property a nuisance in September 2021 and the city planning department used $22,850 of hazard

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County considering sale of unused properties

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Cascade County officials are considering disposing of some county owned properties. During a March 11 discussion, Les Payne, county public works director, said that Commissioner Eric Hinebauch had noticed the county owns property it doesn’t use and asked Payne to compile a list of county-owned property. The list includes properties that are used for county business, such as the county

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City Commission declares nuisance property

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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 approves annexation, zoning for east side mobile home park

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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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City approves $50,000 in CDBG funds for purchase, demo of condemned house

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City Commissioners unanimously approved a Community Development Block Grant funding agreement with NeighborWorks Great Falls during their Dec. 2 meeting for the purchase and demolition of a condemned house. Commissioners approved $50,000 for NWGF to purchase and demolish an abandoned and condemned house at 1118 2nd Ave. S. City approves two CDBG projects NWGF is purchasing the property for about

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Little Shell requesting annexation, zoning for housing development

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The Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa Indians are requesting to annex 18.4 acres into the City of Great Falls for development of 41 single family homes, 18 townhomes and 46 apartments. The proposed project, dubbed Good Medicine, will go before Neighborhood Council 3 on Dec. 4. The project must also go before the planning board and city commission but

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