The River’s Edge Trail and North River Road on the north shore near Black Eagle Dam will be closed May 27 as NorthWestern Energy continues work on the spillway. The Black Eagle Dam spillway project includes installing new support structures and spillway components to strengthen the dam and improve safety. River’s Edge Trail closed near Black Eagle Dam Dec. 22
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City Commissioners approved a $4,636,298 contract to Capcon Construction during their May 19 meeting for the third phase of the downtown storm drainage improvement project. This phase includes four blocks of new storm drain mains and will replace two and a half blocks of aging water mains and two and a half blocks of deteriorating streets, plus some replacement of
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Updated at 3:20 p.m. May 22 The Town of Belt has lifted the boil advisory for its drinking water system as of about 3 p.m. on May 22. Mayor Travis Page told The Electric that the sample that tested positive for e. Coli turned out to be a faulty test. He said plant operators spoke with the Montana Department of
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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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Great Falls Public Schools is soliciting bids for its natural gas supply. The district has historically contracted directly with a natural gas company using long-term contracts to keep costs low. The current contract expires June 30 and since NorthWestern Energy acquired EnergyWest, GFPS doesn’t have the option to renew, Luke Diekhans, GFPS’ business operations manager, told the school board during
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The Air Force announced earlier this month that Malmstrom Air Force Base was one of two bases selected for a nuclear microreactor. This week, the Air Force announced, in conjunction with the Defense Innovation Unit, that it has paired Westinghouse Government Services with Malmstrom to potentially develop and operate a microreactor on the base as part of the Advanced Nuclear Power
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City Commissioners voted unanimously during their April 21 meeting to approve a $4,734,600 contract to COP Construction for upgrades to the sedimentation basins at the water treatment plant. The project will replace two of the oldest mechanical settling basin components within two existing sedimentation basins of the plant. Last year, the city hired Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc., or
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Great Falls Public Works’ environmental division is partnering again with Veolia North America to host a household hazardous waste collection event on April 25. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents can bring in antifreeze, gasoline, lighter fluid, paint thinner, road flares, shellac, fertilizer, pesticides, furniture polish, insect spray, cleaners, disinfectants, hair remover, nail polish and more for disposal to
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Malmstrom Air Force Base is one of two bases selected as potential locations for nuclear microreactors under the federal Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations, or ANPI, program. The Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit selected Malmstrom and Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado. “By advancing the use of next-generation nuclear energy, the [Air Force] is strengthening the energy security of our
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Paving will disrupt traffic on River Drive North and close the Pacific Steel and Recycling Trailside Dog Park parking lot over the next week. The paving is related to the city’s improvement projects at Lift Station No. 1. Disruptions are expected April 16-17 as crews prepare traffic control and set up for parking lot paving. The entire dog park parking
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