Subdivisions, road repair funding tops council agenda

The Kalispell City Council will meet on Monday evening at 7 p.m. to hold a public hearing on adjustments to municipal water regulations and vote on three small two-lot subdivisions and a couple of funding requests.

The council will also vote on a measure that will allow the city to access funds made available from the Bridge and Road Safety and Accountability Act from the Montana Department of Transportation.

There is $141,786 available, and a 5 percent match is required from the city to be able to use the funds, which can be used to pay for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of roads or bridges. The city is proposing to take the $7,089 needed to match from the Special Street Maintenance fund.

The funds would be used to address portions of several city projects, including putting new pavement on portions of West Nicklaus Drive, Buffalo Stage Road, 8th St. W, 1st Ave. E and doing a chip seal on all streets in Spring Creek Estates.

Below are the other topics that will be addressed at Monday’s meeting:

- The water regulation changes take out references to specific numbers and instead refer people to the requirements outlined in the city’s Standards for Design and Construction. The council is having a public hearing on these proposed changes Monday evening.

- The city is voting on the selection of Alta Planning and Design with KLJ Engineers to design the Kalispell Trail and Complete Street project. The selected firm is one of six that submitted bids to the city and four that received interviews.

- The council will vote on a proposal to subdivide a 1.43 acre lot into two lots at 105 Village Loop Drive.

- Another subdivision proposal is set to receive a vote, this one a 0.43 acre lot into two lots at 60 Village Loop Drive.

Reporter Peregrine Frissell can be reached at (406) 758-4438 or pfrissell@dailyinterlake.com.