Legals for March, 25 2020

No. 26903 CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Columbia Falls City Council will hold a public hearing for the following item in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls during their regular meeting on April 6, 2020 starting at 7:00 p.m. The City Council will conduct the hearing in accordance with the most current recommended and/or required public health and safety protocols in place at the time of the hearing. The City website will contain updated information if there is any change to this planned hearing. Request to establish a Planned Unit Development in the Columbia Falls Zoning Jurisdiction: Ruis Holdings 540 Nucleus Ave LLC is requesting a Planned Unit Development overlay for the property located at 540 Nucleus Avenue which was the original Bank of Columbia Falls. The reason for the request is that the applicant would like the top of the roof structure to be 42'-8" in height where the maximum height without a PUD is 35-feet. The proposed development otherwise conforms to all of the zoning requirements. The property is described as Lots 1-15, Block 37, Columbia Falls Townsite in Section 8, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County. Persons are allowed to attend the hearing, subject to the most recent public gathering restrictions enacted by County and State agencies at or prior to the time of the hearing and are encouraged to submit written comments prior to the meeting. Written comments carry the same weight as public testimony given during the hearing. All written comments submitted by Thursday, April 2nd, will be included in the public agenda packet posted on the City website. Written comments may be sent to Columbia Falls City Hall, Attention: Barb Staaland, City Clerk, 130 6th Street West, Room A, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 or via email: staalandb@cityofcolumbiafalls.com. For more information on the proposed development, call Eric Mulcahy, Columbia Falls City Planner at 755-6481. DATED this March 20, 2020 Susan Nicosia Susan Nicosia, City Manager/Planning & Zoning Ad ministrator COLUMBIA FALLS CITY- COUNTY PLANNING BOARD March 25, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26814 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING EVERGREEN ZONING DISTRICT The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request by Sands Surveying, Inc. on behalf of RRN Holdings, LLC to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Evergreen Zoning District from R-1 (Suburban Residential) to R-3 (One Family Residential). The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from R-1 (Suburban Residential) to R-3 (One Family Residential) are described as: Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 20810, located in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the R-1 and R-3 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations, on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and online at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 9th day of April, 2020 at 9:30 o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Third Floor, Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Evergreen Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED this 18th day of February, 2020. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman March 25, April 1, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26884 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Water Users (Pursuant to Section 85-2-307, MCA) The following application has been submitted to change a water right in the State of Montana. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION PROPOSES TO GRANT AN APPLICATION TO CHANGE A WATER RIGHT. DESCRIBED BELOW ARE THE PERTINENT FACTS WHICH SUMMARIZE THE APPLICATION. THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION (PD) DOCUMENTING THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ANY CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE WATER RIGHT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/wrd/. OBJECTION DEADLINE: MAY 8, 2020. THE DEPARTMENT CAN ONLY ACCEPT OBJECTIONS FILED ON AN OBJECTION TO APPLICATION, FORM 611. MAIL THE COMPLETED FORM AND THE $25.00 FILING FEE TO THE DNRC, PO BOX 201601, HELENA, MT 59620-1601 BY THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION, TO OBTAIN THE PD OR OBJECTION FORM TO THE WATER RESOURCES OFFICE AT 655 TIMBERWOLF PARKWAY, SUITE 4, KALISPELL, MT 59901-2387 FAX: 406-752-2843 PHONE: 406-752-2288. Application Number: 76LJ 30125073 Applicant: WOOD RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC 857 GRAND DR BIGFORK, MT 59911 WATER RIGHT NUMBER(S) BEING CHANGED Water Right Type: PROVISIONAL PERMIT Water Right Number: 76LJ 114098-00 Priority Date: JANUARY 26, 2001 Historical Flow Rate: 150. GPM Historical Diverted Volume: 108.00 AC-FT PAST USE OF WATER: UNPERFECTED PERMIT 76LJ 114098 WITH A FLOW RATE OF 150 GPM, A VOLUME OF 108 ACRE-FEET AND POINTS OF DIVERSION CONSISTING OF TWO WELLS FOR THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN THE N2NENE OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 29N, RANGE 20W, FLATHED COUNTY. PROPOSED CHANGE: CHANGE INCLUDES PLACE OF USE FOR THE ADDITION OF LOTS THAT WERE MISSED DURING INITIAL PERMITTING AND CHANGING THE PURPOSE OF MULTIPLE DOMESTIC AND IRRIGATION TO MUTLIPLE DOMESTIC, IRRIGATION, AND LAWN AND GARDEN USES. UNPERFECTED PERMIT 76LJ 114098 WITH A FLOW RATE OF 150 GPM, A VOLUME OF 108 ACRE-FEET AND POINTS OF DIVERSION CONSISTING OF TWO WELLS FOR THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN THE N2NENE OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 29N, RANGE 20W, FLATHED COUNTY. PUBLISHED IN: DAILY INTER LAKE ON MARCH 25, 2020. March 25, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26870 On Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 1:30 PM, a Public Hearing will be held via a webinar only (No in-person hearing) for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft Department of Public Health and Human Services 2020 DOE State Plan Application. The link to the webinar is https://rtchelena.mt.gov/meet/sshepherd2/36MN88JS. Draft copies of the proposed application will be available at the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau, 1400 Carter Drive, P.O. Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620-2956 or by calling 1-833-317-1080 on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Written comments must be received by 5:00 PM, Thursday, March 26, 2020. March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26889 PROCLAMATION Budget Amendment Proclamation Evergreen School District Flathead County At a regular meeting of the board of trustees of School District No. 50, Flathead County, Montana, held March 11, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at 18 W. Evergreen Drive, Kalispell, Montana, the following resolution was introduced: WHEREAS, the trustees of School District No. 50, Flathead County, Montana, have made a determination that as a result of receiving the Transformational Learning Grant funding, the district's budget for the flex fund(s) does not provide sufficient financing to properly maintain and support the district for the entire current school fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the trustees have determined that an amendment to the state elementary flex fund budget in the amount of $125,740.17 is necessary under the provision of Section 20-9-161, subsection (4), MCA; for the purpose of supporting the district's transformational learning plan; and WHEREAS, the anticipated source of financing the budget amendment expenditures shall be Transformational Learning Aid; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of School District No. 50, Flathead County, Montana, proclaims a need for an amendment to the flex fund budget for fiscal year 20 in the amount of $125,740.17 under Section 20-9-161, subsection (4), MCA, for the purpose identified above, and; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of School District No. 50, Flathead County, Montana, will meet at 6:30 p.m. at 18 W. Evergreen Drive, Kalispell, Montana on April 8, 2020, for the purpose of considering and adopting the budget amendment. March 25, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________