Kalispell City Council could address vacancy issue created by election snafu | #citycouncil
Municipal officials have prepared resolutions ahead of Monday’s Kalispell City Council meeting that could see it declare two of its seats vacant and then immediately move to appoint replacements. City Manager Doug Russell stressed in a memo to Council that the resolutions were predicated on further clarification on how to proceed after a Flathead County […]
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Kalispell City Council to put local government review before voters | #citycouncil
During a short meeting Monday, Kalispell City Council unanimously approved a slate of resolutions, including one putting a possible review of local government before voters this spring. Municipalities must query voters on whether to review local government every 10 years under state law. If residents back the idea at the ballot box during the June […]
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Kalispell City Council to schedule public hearing on state infrastructure funds | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council is set Tuesday to confirm the date for a public hearing on how to potentially spend funds made available through the State-Local Infrastructure Partnership Act of 2023. Council will meet Tuesday because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. Council meets at City Hall, 201 First Ave. E., at 7 p.m. […]
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Kalispell City Council to review education campaign for public safety levy request | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will take a look Monday at a proposed educational campaign for a public safety levy request headed before voters in March. Council in November voted to put the levy request on the ballot. The move came after months of discussions surrounding recent audits of the city’s Fire and Police departments, which found […]
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Kalispell City Council revamps Planning Board | #citycouncil
Grumbling aside, Kalispell City Council on Monday established a Planning Commission to replace the municipality’s Planning Board, bringing the city in line with recently approved state legislation. Creation of the commission was spurred by Senate Bill 382, also known as the Montana Land Use Planning Act, which directs cities to streamline planning and zoning processes […]
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Kalispell Planning Board shepherds developer requests to City Council | #citycouncil
The Kalispell Planning Board voted Tuesday to recommend a major preliminary plat approval for three phases of a roughly 107-acre mixed-use development north of Rose Crossing. Spartan Holdings LLC made the request for phases four through six of the Eagle Valley Ranch project, which comprises about 40 acres. The stretch of land east of U.S. […]
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Kalispell City Council sends public safety levy before voters | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council voted unanimously Monday to put before voters a public safety levy expected to raise $4.6 million in its first year. The mail-in election will be held March 19. The ballot will ask voters to authorize the city to levy 60.9 mills annually to cover the cost of creating new positions within the […]
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Kalispell City Council to vote on public safety levy | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council is expected to decide Monday whether to put a public safety levy before voters in March. The proposed levy comes on the heels of audits of the city police and fire departments that found staffing and equipment shortfalls, among other concerns. Council weighed three options for a levy during an October work […]
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Kalispell City Council to weigh energy goals, projects as part of bid for federal funds | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider energy efficiency goals for the municipality as part of an effort to secure federal dollars for the erection of solar powered lights in the parking lot of City Hall, among other possible green projects. Kalispell stands to receive about $76,000 through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant […]
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Kalispell City Council moves ahead with housing grant application | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council voted to apply for a $1.36 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant Monday, simultaneously criticizing the state Legislature’s recent efforts to address Montana’s housing crisis. If awarded, funding from the grant would flow into city coffers over a three-year period, said Jarod Nygren, the city’s development services director. Municipal […]
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