City Commissioners adopted a resolution during their July 21 meeting certifying that a nuisance at 321 1st Ave. S.W. had been abated. The city declared the property a nuisance in July 2025 and authorized city staff to proceed with forced abatement if necessary. The property owners, Ralph and Cecelia Laverdure, or anyone associated with the property, failed to complete the
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Great Falls Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported garage fire at 4:36 a.m. Aug. 5 at 1109 8th Ave. S. Crews arrived on scene at 4:43 a.m. to find the detached garage fully engulfed in flames, with fire already extending to the primary residence and threatening the neighboring home at 1115 8th Ave. S. Due to the heavy fire conditions
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City Commissioners approved final payment for a sanitary sewer trenchless rehabilitation project during their July 21 meeting. That includes $812,537.55 to Vortex Services LLC and $8,207.45 to the state miscellaneous tax fund. Commissioners awarded a $832,995 contract to Vortex in September 2025 to rehabilitate more than 12,900 linear feet of aging sewer main with cure-in-place pipe. City approves sewer lining
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City Commissioners approved an agreement with Great Falls Public Schools for the 2026-2027 school year’s school resources officers. The agreement provides five Great Falls Police officers and necessary equipment for the school resources officers. Under the agreement, GFPS pays the city quarterly installments of $139,571.75 for a total of $558,282. GFPD adds SRO, emphasis on downtown with existing officers, resources
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City Commissioners will hold a public hearing on their proposed budget and intent to increase property taxes during their Aug. 4 meeting. City Manager Greg Doyon formally transmitted his proposed budget to the commission during their July 7 work session. The city’s budget schedule is further behind than in most recent years. [View the budget materials here] Commissioners are scheduled
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City Commissioners will consider adopting their budget during their Aug. 4 meeting. Nestled within the proposed $183,142,076 of expenses is a $14,300 item that made it into the budget largely outside the public eye. That budget item is to increase stipends for city commissioners. During their July 21 meeting, Commissioner Joe McKenney said he was checking with city staff about
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In August, the city is set to begin its new corrosion control enhanced water treatment technique in response to new rules from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Residents shouldn’t notice any change to the taste or feel of the finished water, according to city staff, who told The Electric that the new corrosion
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Updated at 5 p.m. July 22 City Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve annexation, zoning and dedication of public right-of-way for the Little Shell’s planned housing development after roughly three hours of staff and applicant presentations and public comment during a July 21 meeting. The commission chambers were full, plus additional seating with a live stream in the Gibson Room down
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NorthWestern Energy will temporarily draw down the Missouri River upstream of Black Eagle Dam beginning July 31. The drawdown will go through mid-September to allow construction crews to complete upgrades as part of the Black Eagle Dam spillway project. Work will be on the upstream west-facing side of the dam and include installing new support structures and components of the
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One neighborhood council meets next week. Neighborhood Council 1 meets at 7 p.m. July 14 in the Faith Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 1300 Ferguson Drive. Agenda items include a presentation on maintaining property values by Jim Dea of the Great Falls Association of Realtors, and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC1, including boundaries and contact information, is here and here.
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