Kalispell City Council reviews downtown banner policy proposal | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council heard the details of a proposed new downtown banner policy at its Monday work session. The proposed policy would allow banners deemed to promote Kalispell, publicize events sponsored by the city or its business improvement districts and “highlight activities, general messaging or seasonal displays occurring in or around the city of Kalispell.” […]
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Kalispell City Council to run downtown banner policy up the flagpole | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider a new downtown banner policy. Under the proposed policy, banners flying over the Parkline Trail and downtown streets should advertise events sponsored by the city or the associated business improvement districts and “highlight activities, general messaging or seasonal displays occurring in or around the city of Kalispell.” Council […]
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Kalispell City Council approves higher water rates | #citycouncil
Residents will pay higher water fees starting in September after the Kalispell City Council approved a new water fee schedule at its meeting Monday. Though the vote was unanimous, several city councilors expressed discomfort with the effect on residents’ checkbooks. Water rates will increase by 15% in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, followed by an […]
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Kalispell City Council to vote on water rate hike | #citycouncil
The Kalispell City Council will vote Monday on a proposed water rate increase. Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 First Ave. W. The meeting can also be attended virtually, via Zoom. If approved, water rates will increase by 15% in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, followed by an additional 10% increase in […]
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ImagineIF trustees ask Kalispell City Council for Depot Park building | #citycouncil
ImagineIF Libraries trustees Monday asked Kalispell City Council to sell the recently vacated historic rail building near Depot Park to the county as a potential new home for the system’s Kalispell branch. Trustees Jane Wheeler and Carmen Cuthbertson appealed to Mayor Mark Johnson and Council to approve a sale of the city-owned building and surrounding […]
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Kalispell City Council to review U.S. 2 speed study, state law changes | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will be briefed on a U.S. 2 speed study and new state planning law at its Monday work session. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. It can also be attended virtually via Zoom. Council will hear a presentation from Rebecca Franke, a traffic engineer with […]
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Kalispell City Council to discuss ordinances tightening rules at public parks | #citycouncil
Responding to complaints about the presence of homeless people, Kalispell City Council will consider ordinances limiting access and use of public parks at its Monday work session. The council will discuss an ordinance that would make it “unlawful to place or receive personal property at public facilities outside of a special event or reservation” and […]
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Kalispell City Council holds off on creating C-PACE district | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council postponed creation of a C-PACE district at its Tuesday meeting after City Manager Doug Russell recommended a temporary delay. Russell said he wanted to give city staff time to clarify the municipality’s role in the tax collection clause of the resolution. C-PACE, established last year in Montana through a law signed by […]
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Kalispell City Council to review bids on water, sewer main replacement project | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will consider contract bids to replace parts of the municipality’s sewer and water main systems that date back to the 1920s at its Tuesday meeting. Usually gathering on Mondays, the council is meeting Tuesday, Jan. 17, because of the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in […]
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Kalispell City Council weighs new shared-use and bike paths | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council held a work session discussing potential investment in pedestrian, bicycle and shared-use paths Monday evening. City Manager Doug Russell led the Jan. 9 discussion and read from the bicycle and pedestrian system chapter of Kalispell’s broader transportation plan, which was completed in 2021 by engineering firm KLJ. The report proposes a variety […]
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