Legals April 17, 2019
No. 26095 NOTICE OF SALE FOR STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND The Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will offer the following parcels of state land located in Flathead County for sale at public auction on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the DNRC Northwestern Land Office at 655 Timberwolf Parkway, Suite 1, in Kalispell, Montana under terms and conditions provided herein. Sale No. 926 Acres: 1.519± Legal Description: Lot 17, McGregor Lake, COS 19909, Sec. 16, T26N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land, including State-Owned Improvements: $334,000 Location: 570 McGregor Lane, Marion, MT 59925 Sale No. 927 Acres: 1.135± Legal Description: Lot 22, McGregor Lake, COS 19909, Sec. 16, T26N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land: $260,000 Location: 630 McGregor Lane, Marion, MT 59925 BID PARTICIPATION A bid packet containing an Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form and Invitation to Purchase State Land at Public Oral Auction and General Terms & Conditions for Sale is available on DNRC's website, http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales or from DNRC upon request. For Open House dates, go to http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales. All persons wishing to participate in the auction must submit a bid deposit postmarked by 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The bid deposit must be in the form of a certified check made payable to DNRC equal to five percent (5%) of the minimum bid indicated for that parcel and submitted with a completed Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form. Failure to submit the bid deposit or Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form as provided herein will prohibit participation in the auction. All Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Forms and payments must be sent to: DNRC, Attn: Renee Kelley, PO Box 201601, 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-4289 or renee.kelley@mt.gov. TERMS OF SALE for SALE Nos. 926 & 927: 1. The improvements and any other personal property on the cabin/home sites are owned by the lessee or other 3rd party. The successful bidder shall be required to pay the appraised value of the improvements in addition to the purchase price of the cabin/home site determined by the highest bid at the auction in accordance with MCA §77-2-318. 2. The minimum acceptable bids for the land are the values indicated above. 3. The parcel will be sold to the high bidder of that parcel. However, the current lessee of the parcel shall retain the option to exercise their preference right for purchase by matching the high bid for that parcel. If that right is exercised, the lessee will be deemed the purchaser of the parcel. If the preference right is not exercised, the high bidder shall be deemed to be the purchaser. The high bidder will be responsible to pay the lessee for the value of improvements located on the property. 4. In addition to the purchase price for each parcel and the purchase of the improvement, the purchaser shall also be responsible for the following costs (if applicable to that particular sale) including, but not limited to: Advertising, Appraisal, Filing Fees, Water Right Transfers, Cost of Closing. All inquiries, bid deposits, or requests for forms must be sent to: DNRC, Attn: Renee Kelley, PO Box 201601, 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-4289 or renee.kelley@mt.gov. March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 2019 MNAXLP _________________________
No. 26148 The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services seeks comment on its request for a waiver of the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) rule governing the maximum amount of FY2019 LIEAP funding that may be used in the Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program. Draft copies of the Department's waiver request may be obtained in writing from the Department of Public Health & Human Services, 1400 Carter Drive, P O Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620-2956 or by calling 406-447-4276. Written comments must be received by 5:00 PM, Friday, April 26, 2019. April 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 2019 MNAXLP _________________________
No. 26107 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST ONE ORIGINAL NEW MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE Echo Lake Café, Co. (Shareholders: Robert W. Young & Christi S. Young, JTROS; Amy K. Young & Mark T. Herman, JTROS) has applied for One Original New Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License No. 07-999-2433-002 to be operated at Echo Lake Café, 1195 Highway 83, Bigfork, Flathead County. The public may protest this new license in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location (Flathead), residents of adjoining Montana counties (Lincoln, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, Lewis & Clark, Powell, Lake, Sanders), and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor's full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number (07-999-2433-002) and the applicant's name (Echo Lake Café, Co.); (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor's signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant's qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before May 4, 2019. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Bigfork. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing's time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester's hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester's letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Patty Kautz, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue's Liquor Control Division, at (406) 444-0017 or pkautz@mt.gov. April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________
No. 26149 The Montana Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association will hold a special meeting of the Board of Director by telephone on April 24, 2019 noon - 12:45 p.m. MDT. Meetings are typically open to the public, however, it is likely that after the opening business the substantive part of the meeting be closed to the public for consideration of a confidential matter. For further information, contact Jan VanRiper, Executive Director, at jvan@mtlifega.org. April 17, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________