City Commissioners unanimously approved a new five-year lease for the Great Falls Saddle Club in Wadsworth Park during their Jan. 6 meeting. The saddle club has leased space in the city-owned park since 1971 or 1979. Both years are mentioned in city commission agenda reports. The new lease includes an annual $500 fee, the club is responsible for daily maintenance,
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Great Falls Park and Recreation’s third mini-poll is open, this one focused on facility conditions and future needs. This mini-poll includes a comment section and is available here. It’s the third of five mini-polls that are being released through January. The poll includes an option to provide an email address to receive project updates and links for future mini-polls but
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A portion of the River’s Edge Trail was closed Jan. 8 to repair an area damaged by a small mudslide. City crews completed the work on Jan. 8, so that section of trail will be open normally on Friday. The closure was between the caboose trailhead and Giant Springs Road and was due to a small mudslide caused by natural
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City Commissioners voted unanimously during their Jan. 6 meeting to approve the sale of the former Community Recreation Center to the current lessee of the property. City staff recommended that commissioners approve the sale to the lone bidder for $800,000, which required an affirmative four-fifths vote. Proceeds from the sale will be used to offset the cash deficit in three
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City Commissioners will consider selling the former Community Recreation Center during their Jan. 6 meeting to the current lessee of the property. City staff are recommending that commissioners approve the sale to the lone bidder for $800,000, which requires an affirmative four-fifths vote Proceeds from the sale will be used to offset the cash deficit in three Park and Recreation
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Great Falls Park and Recreation is surveying the public on their facility usage needs and fees. The second of five mini-polls, this one focused on fees and affordability, is currently open. It’s seven to eight questions and only takes a few minutes to complete. The five mini-polls will be released at different times in December through January, according to Park
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Great Falls Park and Recreation is surveying the public on their facility usage needs and fees. The first of five mini-polls, this one focused on facility usage and preferences, is currently open. It’s five questions and only takes a few minutes to complete. The five mini-polls will be released at different times in December through January, according to Park and
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The River’s Edge Trail on the north and south shores near Black Eagle Dam will be closed Dec. 10. The closure is needed so crews can safely use heavy equipment to pour concrete and move materials as part of the Black Eagle Dam spillway project. The project includes installing new support structures and spillway components to strengthen the dam and improve
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Great Falls Park and Recreation is encouraging residents to gift trees for Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2. The Roots Revival committee is collecting donations to plant the last seven trees in Gibson Park that had to be removed last year due to age, disease and storm damage. The committee has worked with the city forester and parks manager to select
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The joint city-county Historic Preservation Advisory Commission is asking the City Commission to allow it to install fencing around the Boston and Montana Barn and to solicit bids over the winter for its stabilization. Rich Ecke, an HPAC member leading the group’s barn committee, told commissioners during their Nov. 18 work session that they’d raised about $30,000 since the spring
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