Voters in Kalispell and Columbia Falls vote Tuesday in city elections. Polling places open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
In Kalispell, voters will choose between incumbent Mayor Pam Kennedy and challenger Tammi Fisher. Four city council positions are up for election as well; only two are contested. Kalispell voters cast ballots at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building.
Columbia Falls voters have one mayoral candidate, Councilman Don Barnhart, who is vacating his seat to run for mayor. There are three city council seats on the ballot. In Columbia Falls, residents vote at City Hall.
The city of Whitefish is conducting a mail ballot election. Ballots that haven't been mailed must be delivered by 8 p.m. to Whitefish City Hall or to the Election Department at the courthouse in Kalispell.
Whitefish has four candidates vying for three city council seats, and Whitefish Municipal Court Judge Bradley F. Johnson runs unopposed for re-election.
Kalispell Public Schools also has an issue on the ballot: a $2.8 million building reserve levy for its elementary district and $4.1 million for its high school district. Kalispell voters and county
residents who live in a school district that feeds into Flathead or Glacier high school will decide whether to pass the levies.
Voters inside Kalispell city limits, including those who are part of the West Valley School District, will vote at the fairgrounds. Voters in feeder districts will vote on the high school levy at the following locations:
• From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Evergreen Junior High School, Helena Flats School, Lakeside Elementary, Somers Middle School and West Valley School.
• From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Smith Valley School.
• From noon to 8 p.m. at Cayuse Prairie School, Creston School, Deer Park School, Fair-Mont-Egan School, Kila School, Marion Fire Hall, Olney-Bissell School and Pleasant Valley School.
For more voting information, call the Election Department at 758-5535 or visit http://flathead.mt.gov/election.
photoguy
MrMark, it sure sounds like bitterness over common sense or truthfulness, she has posted this same information on every single story about the elections, sounds like there may be a personal stake over a community issue with her.
MrMark
staceyf..you sound bitter about something. I could swear I responded to your post somewhere because I wanted to get your response, but I can't find it now. Those streets and homes on the course are city streets. You certainly should be able to use the streets to walk or jog on and if not, you sure ought to be calling somebody about it. I'll read the "details" when I go vote but it sure seems like a no-brainer to me.
staceyf
Kalispell Voters! The golf course lease is up for renewal. This is on the ballot and you need to pay attention to the details. The lease pretty much restricts all uses on the golf course. The original lease required the golf course management to open the course to multi use, such as jogging and walking during non-golf summer hours. The new lease does not allow this. This is not what the city of Kalispell agreed to, and neither should the voters. VOTE NO ON THE LEASE RENEWAL.
arizona
I agree on all counts--Mayor Kennedy has not shown responsible leadership. She is in the construction business and yet allowed HUGE cost overruns in the new city hall. . . what kind of leadership is THAT??? Vote out the encumbants and no new Taxes!!!!
mattuidaho
I second both points
MrMark
And DUMP THE INCUMBENTS!
Roark
Vote NO on all taxes (ie "levies") for government school funding.