Legals April 23, 2017

No. 24438 INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for the 4th Avenue East Water Replacement Project. The project includes furnishing labor, materials and equipment required to replace the existing 6 inch and 8 inch cast iron pipe mains with 8 inch PVC water main in 4th Ave East between East Center Street and 14th Street East, and on 14th Street East between 3rd Ave East and 4th Ave East. The total project includes approximately 5,600 feet of water main replacement. Also included in the project are; water valves, fire hydrants, water service connections, street reconstruction, storm sewer, and tree replacements. Construction of the 4th Avenue East Water Replacement Project shall be performed by a Contractor who is registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. The Contractor shall be properly registered at the time of submitting the Bid. Bidding documents may be examined at the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Plans and specifications can also be examined beginning MONDAY, April 17th, 2017, through QuestCDN. QuestCDN is located using the City of Kalispell website at: http://www.kalispell. com/clerk/projects_bids_ proposals.php. In the left-hand navigation click on the project title, a page will open which will allow you to either view or download the plans and view or print the plan holders list. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download and electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $20.00. To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement. For electronic bids, scans of required electronic bid documents will be accepted. Any bidder wishing further information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Phone 406-758-7720. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall Lower Level Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 3:00 PM on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 4, 2017. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in the Main Level City Hall Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 15, 2016. City of Kalispell By Judi Funk Judi Funk Deputy City Clerk April 16, 23, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24429 LIBRARY BOARD VACANCY The Flathead County Commissioners are seeking citizens who are interested in serving on the Flathead County Library Board of Trustees. There is currently one five-year term that will begin on July 1, 2017 and continue through June 30, 2022. The job description can be viewed at http://imagineiflibraries.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/. An application packet is available by calling Teri Dugan of ImagineIF Libraries at 758-5821. Your letter of interest and application packet should be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 and submitted to: Flathead County Commissioners' Office 800 South Main, Room 302 Kalispell, MT 59901 April 23, 30, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24462 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLATHEAD COUNTY PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING The Flathead County Planning Board will hold their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, beginning at 6:00 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Avenue West, Kalispell, Montana. (The meeting venue has been changed for this month only) During this meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing to consider the agenda item described below and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners who will take final action. 1. A request from Sands Surveying, Inc. on behalf of Baker, LLC for a Subdivision for Lease or Rent that will include 46 RV spaces and 7 yurt spaces north of Coram. The applicant is proposing to expand the existing North American RV Park located immediately south of the property. This addition will be located on a 16 acre parcel which is zoned Scenic Corridor and will be served by a separate public water and wastewater system. Access would be from Highway 2 via the internal gravel roadway in the existing RV Park. The property can legally be described as Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey 20433 in Section 21, Township 31 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 2. A request from APEC Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Thornton Motorsports, LLC for Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Preliminary Plat approval of Montana Raceway Subdivision, a 57-lot residential subdivision located at 3790 Highway 93 North near Kalispell. Containing approximately 40.6 acres, the subject property is located within the Highway 93 North zoning district and is currently zoned AG-40 Agricultural. The applicant has also requested a zone change from AG-40 to R-1 with an overlay PUD to increase density. The lots would be served by a public water supply and individual wastewater treatment systems with common drain fields. The property can further be described as follows: The Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW 1/4 NE 1/4) of Section 12 in Township 29 North, Range 22 West, M.P.M., Flathead County, Montana. The agenda item above was reviewed by the Riverdale Land Use Advisory Committee at a legally noticed meeting held on Monday, December 19, 2016 @ 6:30 pm, at Majestic Valley Arena, 3630 Highway 93 North, Kalispell, MT 3. A publicly initiated text amendment to the Flathead County Zoning Regulations proposed by the Flathead County Planning Board. The proposed text amendment will create a new overlay use district entitled SWO Highway 93 South Whitefish Overlay. And add the new overlay use district to the Flathead County Zoning Regulations as section 3.51. The general character of the proposed SWO Highway 93 South Whitefish Overlay is to institute increased design standards for new development within the Highway 93 corridor south of the City of Whitefish. The text amendment proposes to add additional landscaping and buffering standards, to add architectural standards, and add standards to reduce the visual impacts of signs and lighting. 4. A publicly initiated zone change request by the Flathead County Planning Board in the Rural Whitefish and Blanchard Lake Zoning Districts. The proposal would change approximately 0.2 acres from R-2.5 Rural Residential to B-2A Secondary Business, approximately 36.2 acres from SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural to B-2A Secondary Business, approximately 79.2 acres from SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural to BSD Business Service District, and approximately 145.2 acres from AG-20 Agricultural to SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural. In addition, the request proposes to place approximately 490 acres in the SWO Highway 93 South Whitefish Overlay. This property is located adjacent to the southern boundary of the City of Whitefish extending approximately 1.5 miles south and approximately 1/4 mile east and 1/4 mile west of the Highway 93 right-of-way in Sections 12 and 13, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Documents and maps pertaining to these agenda items are on file for public inspection in the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Ste. 220 in Kalispell. All decisions made by the Planning Board are considered recommendations and will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for final action. Please check the County Commissioners page of the County website, http://flathead.mt.gov/ commissioner, or contact the Commissioners' office for the scheduled date and time of a particular item. Interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearing and make their views and concerns known to the Board. For additional information contact the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office at (406) 751-8200. Written comments are strongly encouraged to be submitted and should be received by the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office no later than May 10, 2017 @ 5:00 p.m. Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Any modifications to agenda items will be posted on the county website, http://flathead.mt.gov/ planning_zoning/events.php Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting Elaine Nelson at the Flathead County Commissioner's Office at 758-5503 or TTY (800) 335-7592, or call Montana Relay at 711. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. /s/Mark Mussman Mark Mussman, CFM® Planning Director April 23, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24464 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING KALISPELL CITY PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY 9, 2017 The regular meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday May 9, 2017, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Kalispell City Council Chambers, Kalispell City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell. The planning board will hold a public hearing and take public comments on the agenda items listed below: 1. File # KCU-17-03 - A request from Owl Corporation for a conditional use permit for multi-family apartments within the RA-2 Zoning District. The multi-family project would include five (5) buildings with eight (8) units each for a total of forty (40) units. The project would also include parking and landscaping as required by the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. Multi-family apartments are permitted within the RA-2 Zoning District provided a conditional use permit is obtained per Section 27.10.030 of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is currently undeveloped grasslands and within the Westview Estates Subdivision. The property is located near the intersection of Taelor Road and Sawyer Lane. The property can be legally described as Tract 5+ of Section 25, Township 29 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 2. File # KCU-17-04 - A request from Kalispell Meeting Halls, Inc. for a conditional use permit for a private school within the B-1 Zoning District. The proposed new 5,311 square feet private school would be situated on the undeveloped southern portion of 135 Glenwood Drive where there is an existing 4,000 square feet church. The project would include parking and landscaping as required by the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. The school would operate during the normal School District 5 school year from 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. The property can be legally described as Lot 2A of Quirts Addition in Section 12, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 3. File # KCU-17-05 - A request from SIMCO Properties for a conditional use permit for multi-family residential within the B-1 Zoning District. The multi-family project would include six (6) buildings with eighteen (18) units each for a total of one hundred and eight (108) units. The project would also include parking and landscaping as required by the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. Multi-family residential is permitted within the B-1 Zoning District provided a conditional use permit is obtained per Section 27.12.030 of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located at 41 Meridian Court, north of 2nd Street West and east of the Burlington Northern railroad tracks. The property can be legally described as Lots 11, 12, 13, 14 and the north 50 feet of Lot 15 of Hollister Meridian Tracts in Section 13, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 4. File # KPP-17-02 - A request from Bridgeland Development, LLP for a major subdivision to be known as Northland Phase 5, the final phase of the Northland Planned Unit Development. The request would subdivide an approximately a remaining 25.5-acre tract of land into 90 single-family residential lots ranging in size from 3,920 square feet to 14,628 square feet. The subject property is located within the Northland PUD and within the R-3/PUD Zoning District. The property is currently undeveloped grasslands. The property is located along the western boundary of Northland Drive and can be legally described as Tract 1CA of Section 1, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 5. File # KA-17-02 - A request from Stanley and Clarene Ross to annex a 5-acre parcel into the City and zone the land R-4 (Residential) upon annexation. The property is currently undeveloped grasslands. Water and Sanitary sewer service are in the vicinity of the property and upon annexation extensions can be constructed to serve the property when development is requested. The property is located at the 500 Block of Sunnyside Drive. The property to be annexed can be described as Lot 3 of Insteness Subdivision in Section 19, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Documents pertaining to the agenda items are on file for public inspection at the Kalispell Planning Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, and are available for public review during regular office hours. In addition, information on the agenda item is posted on our website at www.kalispell.com/planning under "Planning Board Agenda & Staff Reports". Interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearings and present their views and concerns to the Board. Written comments may be submitted to the Kalispell Planning Department at the above address, prior to the date of the hearing or work session, or you may call us at (406) 758-7940, or e-mail us at planning@kalispell.com for additional information. /s/Thomas R. Jentz/ma Thomas R. Jentz Planning & Building Director April 23, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24465 INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for construction of the South Elementary School Site Bid Package will be received by Kalispell School District No. 5 at 233 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901 until 2:00 PM local time on Tuesday May 16th, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, construction staking, sitework and site utilities. The complete Invitation to Bid and Contract Documents may be accessed at any and all Builders Exchanges in the State of Montana, or electronically from the Langlas & Associates, Inc. FTP site. Email jclark@langlas.com for FTP address and password. Hard copies of the plans may also be accessed at any of the Langlas & Associates, Inc. offices, located in Billings, Bozeman and Missoula. A $150 deposit will be required to obtain each full set of Bid Documents. Deposit is 100% refundable, provided that all documents are returned within ten (10) days after the bid opening in re-usable condition, including all addenda. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above. Payment and performance bonds may be required at the discretion of the Construction Manager and Owner. Refer to bid documents. The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the Kalispell School District No. 5. The CONTRACTOR(S) is required to be on Equal Opportunity Employer. April 23, 30 & May 7, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24461 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN THE MATTER of Flathead Utility Company's Adoption of Standard Rate Tariffs for Country Estates Subdivision in Kalispell, MT and for Hilltop Terrace Subdivision in Columbia Falls, MT REGULATORY DIVISION DOCKET NO. D2017.3.19 NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND INTERVENTION DEADLINE On March 3, 2017, Flathead Utility Company ("Flathead Utility") submitted a request to the Montana Public Service Commission ("Commission") for approval to adopt the standard rate tariff for metered small water utility rates for Country Estates Subdivision ("Country Estates") in Kalispell, MT, and for Hilltop Terrace Subdivision ("Hilltop Terrace") in Columbia Falls, MT. Flathead Utility's request included flat rate charge of $40 per month per connection, plus $2.00 per 1,000 gallons for customer usage in excess of 10,000 gallons; and Standard Ancillary Charges for Small Water/Sewer Utility of $25 for payment refused as a result of insufficient funding, $50 reconnection charge, and 1% per month on interest on past due balances. On February 24, 2017, Flathead Utility mailed the Hilltop Terrace, Country Estates, and Country View Estates water customers notice of the request to the Commission for approval of the rate request and indicated the average customer will see an increase from $15 to $40 per connection per month. Based on recent comments received from customers and the Commission's review of prior annual reports for Flathead Utility, the Commission's staff decided on April 17, 2017 to notice the application for intervention by any interested parties and setup a procedural schedule prior to making a decision on whether to permit the utility to implement standard rates. The Commission is required to ensure that adoption of the standard rate tariff by a water utility that has been operating pursuant to Commission-approved rates would not result in unjust and unreasonable rates. Mont. Admin. R. 38.5.2528. A copy of the filing is available for inspection at Flathead Utility's offices, 115 Kelly Road, P.O. Box 1139, Kalispell, MT 59903; the Commission, 1701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620-2601; and the Montana Consumer Counsel ("MCC"), 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, P.O. Box 201703, Helena, MT 59620-1703, telephone (406) 444-2771. The MCC is available and may be contacted to assist and represent the interests of the consuming public in this matter. Any interested person who is directly affected by the filing and wants to be a party to this proceeding must petition to intervene no later than May 2, 2017. By the intervention deadline, a person petitioning for intervention must: (1) Submit the petition electronically (e-file) on the PSC's website at http://psc.mt.gov ("Account Login/Registration" under "Electronic Documents" tab); and (2) physically deliver or mail the original petition to the PSC at 1701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, Montana 59620-2601. The PSC will not post an e-filed petition to its website until it receives the original from the petitioner. A person petitioning for intervention in this docket must also serve a hard copy of the petition on the MCC and Flathead Utility, at their respective addresses above. An interested person who does not wish to formally intervene in this docket may submit written public comments on the matter to the PSC at the above address, or by email to psc_utilitycomment@mt.gov. A form for making comments may be found at http://psc.mt.gov (go to "Comment on Proceedings"). The PSC's jurisdiction over this matter is provided at Title 69, MCA. The substantive and procedural law applicable is Title 69, MCA, especially Chapter 3, ARM Title 38, Ch. 5 (utilities), Title 2, Ch. 4, MCA (MAPA), ARM Title 38, Ch. 2 (PSC procedural rules), and any prior orders of the PSC which may bear on the issues presented. BY THE MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION BRAD JOHNSON, Chairman TRAVIS KAVULLA, Vice Chairman ROGER KOOPMAN, Commissioner BOB LAKE, Commissioner TONY O'DONNELL, Commissioner April 23, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24469 PUBLIC NOTICE THORNBERRY GRAVEL PIT OPERATION SECTION 26, T30N, R21W FLATHEAD COUNTY OPERATOR: T-BEND CONSTRUCTION, INC. P.O. BOX 1415 WHITEFISH, MT 59937 (406) 862-5415, FAX (406) 892-6606 T-Bend Construction proposes to amend their existing 19-acre gravel pit permit on the above described land to add an additional 12.1 acres. T-Bend operates an asphalt plant at this location and imports sand and gravel material to feed the plant from offsite sources. Access to the site is gained directly from Hodgson Road and no changes are proposed. The pit would be operated intermittently from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. The site has been operated since 1990 and would continue to operate off and on over the next 30 years. In all, approximately 350,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel has been removed from this site. Of that volume, approximately 17,000 cubic yards are soils that covered the site, which has remained on site for reclamation. The rest were sand and gravel products. The soil will be replaced and planted back to pasture grass when reclamation is completed. Facilities that move in and out include an asphalt plant, screens, dozers, scrapers, haul trucks, fuel trucks, road watering and other equipment typical of paving operations and construction. The full application can be seen on the DEQ Opencut Website by going to https://searchopencutpermits.mt.gov/ and entering permit #661 in the search field. April 23, 26, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24470 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Intent to Transfer Location of Air Quality Permit (Pursuant to Section 75-2-211, MCA, and ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 7, PERMIT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES). SCHELLINGER CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. will file on or about 4/20/17 a notification of intent to transfer location of an air quality permit with the Permitting and Compliance Division/ Air Resources Management Bureau of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Applicant seeks approval of its transfer of location of Crusher #3 Air Quality Permit # 3291, 3209 to Section 21, T30N, R21W, Flathead County, 4405 Whitefish Stage Road, Whitefish, MT 59937. The division must approve or disapprove the permit transfer within 30 days of receipt of a complete notice of intent. Any member of the public with questions or who wishes to review a copy of the permit and the division's analysis of it, or to submit comments on the change of location must contact the division at 1520 East Sixth Street, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montanan59620-0901 - phone (406) 444-3490. Any comments on the location transfer must be submitted to the division within 15 days after the date of this publication. April 23, 2017 MNAXLP