Kalispell City Council to take up conditional use permit for recovery home | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote on a conditional use permit for Absolute Ministries’ proposed recovery home at its meeting Tuesday evening. The meeting, moved from its normal Monday time for the New Year holiday, is scheduled for 7 p.m., Jan. 3 in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. Those unable to appear in […]
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Kalispell City Council getting up to speed on loan program for energy improvements | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will hold a work session Monday focused on the state’s new C-PACE program. C-PACE, or Commercial Property Assessed Capital Enhancement, was instituted by a law passed in 2021, and this year the first loans have been issued. The program is designed to help businesses and other stakeholders with the upfront costs of […]
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Kalispell City Council weighs hiring firm for water system engineering services | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will consider contracting with engineering firm AE2S to provide the municipality with water system engineering services Monday. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. The meeting can also be attended virtually via Zoom. The city is seeking a company to design, develop and maintain a […]
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Kalispell City Council work session to focus on drinking water standards | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will discuss emerging issues regarding drinking water standards, and how the city may need to change policies to comply with new federal and state standards, during a work session Monday. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East. It can also be attended virtually via Zoom. […]
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Kalispell City Council considering appointment of interim municipal judge | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council will consider the nomination of Rich Hickel to fill the municipal judge vacancy, among other business, at its Monday meeting. Council will weigh the Selection Committee’s recommendation of Hickel to fill the municipal judge role on an interim basis. The position has sat vacant since Oct. 4, and council is required by […]
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Kalispell City Council approves housing subdivison | #citycouncil
The Kalispell City Council decided unanimously Monday to give the go-ahead that allows for construction of the Quail Meadows subdivision. The subdivision, located at 155 Tronstad Road by U.S. 93, will consist of 39 single-family homes on 10 acres. The development was initially approved in April, contingent on 31 infrastructure conditions being met by developer […]
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Council looks at agreements for parking garage plan | #citycouncil
Agreements for a proposal to turn a city lot into a parking garage and housing are up for discussion at the Kalispell City Council work session Monday. City Council last month authorized city staff to negotiate a developer’s agreement and lease agreement with Montana Development Partners for the parking lot at First Street West and […]
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Kalispell’s City Attorney sees importance of local government | #citycouncil
Studying to be a teacher in college, Johnna Preble was taking an ethics class when she realized it was time to switch career paths. “There was a hypothetical scenario and everybody in the class was viewing it from the teacher’s perspective and I was viewing it from a liability standpoint,” Preble said. “I realized at […]
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Kalispell Council to vote on $115 million budget | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council is set Monday to vote on its final budget for fiscal year 2023. Council will consider a final budget totaling just over $115 million. The final budget came in at $4.3 million more than the preliminary budget released in May. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First […]
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Kalispell Council looks at housing and parking garage proposal | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider a parking garage and multi-family housing development project proposed for a downtown parking lot. The Montana Hotel Dev Partners have submitted a proposal to the city that would turn the lot into a 239-stall parking garage with retail space on the street level. It would also include a […]
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