Verde Park is not closed, nor is sledding banned. Toby Hazelbaker, who became the Great Falls Park and Recreation Director in April, told City Commissioners during their Oct. 20 meeting that the sign recently posted in Verde Park was a unilateral decision by the parks manager who “out of a good heart…wanted to keep the public safe.” The sign came
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Two Great Falls neighborhood councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 5 meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center Conference Room, 3000 15th Ave. S. Agenda items include a guest speaker, Dr. Thomas Miller, interim dean of Touro medical school, council business and updates and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC5, including boundaries and contact
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The Great Falls Police Department conducted an alcohol compliance check on Oct. 14. Officers checked 56 businesses that sell alcohol within the city limits to ensure liquor license holders are preventing sales to those under 21. Five failed the compliance check, for a 91 percent success rate. “We take a zero-tolerance stance on these matters, as the safety of Great
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The sports courts at Charles Russell Park reopened Oct. 6 after a summer overhaul. In May, City Commissioners approved a $156,000 contract to United Materials for the court replacement project, paid with park maintenance district funds. The court replacement is among the planned projects for the eighth year of the park maintenance district. The work includes the removal and replacement
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Great Falls may be host to the Ironman race for the next three summers. The Great Falls Tourism Business Improvement District is proposing to host the annual event in and around Great Falls on Aug. 15, 2027, Aug. 13, 2028 and Aug. 12, 2029. City Commissioners approved a support services agreement with the TBID, with the TBID as host, during their Oct.
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Park and Recreation staff are rounding up the waterfowl in Gibson Park at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 16. City staff annually round up the domestic waterfowl and move them to the Honker Hilton, their winter quarters at the north end of Gibson Park. While in their indoor quarters, the birds enjoy an indoor pond and are fed daily. Spring waterfowl release
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Three neighborhood councils meet over the next week in Great Falls. Neighborhood Council 3 meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1 the Riverview Elementary School music room. The meeting will also be streamed live on the council’s Facebook page. Agenda items include a presentation by Sheila Rice on Homeless to Housed, discussion of winter tree preparation from City Forester Todd Seymanski,
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The city planning board voted unanimously during its Sept. 22 meeting to recommend approval of annexation and zoning for Lifestyle Estates subdivision. Staff recommended approval of the project, which would develop 2.65 vacant acres into seven lots of varying sizes for single-family housing at the corner of Central Avenue and 46th Street. The project will next go before the City
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Big Sky Workers Coalition withdrew its appeal of the city’s issuance of a building permit for the WinCo store at 301 N.W. Bypass. The group, which has undisclosed membership, filed its appeal of the permit in July and subsequently withdrew it on Sept. 21. The city had scheduled a board of appeals hearing on the appeal for Sept. 24 after
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The city and Veolia North America are hosting another household hazardous waste collection event on Sept. 19. 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 112 1st St. S, just south of
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