Updated 10:30 a.m. April 23 with revised garage occupancy The city is planning a test program to offer free two-hour parking in the north garage from June 1 through Aug. 31. The city’s Parking Advisory Commission met April 18 for the first time since October 2022 with four new members. During that meeting, they voted to recommend approval of staff’s
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The city’s Parking Advisory Commission has not met since October 2022 and has struggled with a quorum. There were several resignations and changes, creating several vacancies. The city has advertised for multiple positions on the PAC. Katie Pung (Batterbee) resigned from the PAC in March 2022 and the city began advertising for that position. Then Barbara Nutter resigned and Becky
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The city is seeking applicants for the parking advisory commission and the ethics committee. Applications are available at the city manager’s office, Civic Center, Room 201, by calling 406-455-8450; or may be obtained from the advisory boards section on the city’s website. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 29. Parking Advisory Commission In 2023, several board members resigned from
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Parking in downtown Great Falls is free through Christmas. The city offers free parking before Christmas to encourage residents and visitors to shop locally and support the downtown business community. Parking is free at all of the city’s roughly 1,000 metered and paystation locations from Dec. 14-25. The two-hour limit for those downtown spaces will still be enforced. “Providing free
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The city zoning commission voted to recommend approval of a conditional use permit for Touro College’s new medical school campus during their April 25 meeting. Touro College and University System applied for a building permit in October 2021 for the medical school at 2801 18th Ave. S. The permit package included the site civil package and proposed parking lots. Business
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Downtown Great Falls parking is free Dec. 12-23. The city has more than 1,000 on-street metered spaces, more than 900 hundred covered parking stalls in the North and South parking garages as well as a number of surface parking lots located within walking distance to more than a hundred downtown specialty retail shops and restaurants. To ensure everyone has access
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The Great Falls Public Library and the Downtown Safety Alliance are hosting a presentation on the city’s abandoned and large vehicle parking enforcement program on Aug. 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. The presentation will be given by Adrienne Ehrke, the Great Falls Police Department’s volunteer coordinator. City approves fines for RV parking; using COVID dollars to replenish some city funds Ehrke
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City Commissioners unanimously approved a new fine structure for violations of the new rules for parking recreational vehicles, utility tractors or boats in residential areas. The new rules and fees went into effect March 15. There was no public comment on the fees. In October, the commission voted 4-1 to approve a new ordinance that prohibits the parking of those
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City Commissioners will be asked in the coming weeks to establish a fine structure for violations of the new rules for parking recreational vehicles, utility trailers or boats in residential areas. In October, the commission voted 4-1 to approve a new ordinance that prohibits the parking of those large vehicles in residential districts for more than 72 hours in a
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City officials are working to address complaints from a handful of food delivery drivers, such as those for UberEats, DoorDash and GrubHub, who have argued they shouldn’t have to pay for parking while dropping off food orders in the downtown parking district. During the Feb. 17 parking advisory commission meeting, Craig Raymond, city planning director, said there’d been some conflict
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