Legals for October, 11 2020

No. 27312 The City of Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department is seeking proposals from qualified firms for Consulting and Design Services for the Armory Park Master Plan Project Phases III & IV. Services include overall project management, engineering analysis and design, architectural design, bid administration, and construction management services. The deadline for the submission of proposals is 4:00 pm on Friday October 30, 2020. The full Request for Proposals can be found on the City of Whitefish's website ( https://www.cityofwhitefish.org/178/Park-Planning ) or picked up at the Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department (418 E. Second St., Whitefish, MT). October 11, 14, 18, 2020 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 27306 FLATHEAD COUNTY BOARD VACANCIES Letters of interest are being accepted by the Flathead County Board of Commissioners for positions with the following boards and committees: Agency on Aging Advisory Council Airport Authority Board Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Blacktail Television District Board Compensation Board Emergency Medical Services Administrative Board Fair Commission Fairview Cemetery District Board Fire Service Area Advisory Board Flathead City-County Board of Health Flathead County Economic Development Authority Board Solid Waste District Board Swan Hill TV District Board Tax Appeal Board Technical Advisory Committee Transportation Advisory Committee Weed and Parks Board Woodlawn Cemetery District Board Letters must be received by 5:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2020 and can be sent to Flathead County Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, MT 59901 or emailed to malbertson@flathead.mt.gov. More information is available by calling 758-5537 and online at https://flathead.mt.gov/commissioner. October 11, 18, 25, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27314 PUBLIC NOTICE The Flathead County Board of Commissioners approved payroll and claims for payment in the amount of $8,642,012.93 for the period beginning September 1, 2020 and ending on September 30, 2020. The full and complete claim list is available for public view in the Finance Office, Flathead County Courthouse, 800 S Main, Room 214, Kalispell, Montana or online at https://flathead.mt.gov/finance/downloads.php. Individual requests for personal copies will be accepted by the Finance Office. Dated this 7th day of October, 2020. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman By: /s/ Debbie Pierson Debbie Pierson, Clerk & Recorder October 11, 2020 MNAXLP ________________________

No. 27315 PUBLIC NOTICE The minutes of the proceedings for the Flathead County Board of Commissioners for the period beginning September 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2020 are available for public review and are published online at https://flathead.mt.gov/commissioner/current_minutes.php. Individual requests for personal copies will be accepted by the Clerk to the Board, Flathead County Courthouse, 800 S Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana. Dated this 7th day of October, 2020. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman By: /s/ Debbie Pierson Debbie Pierson, Clerk & Recorder October 11, 2020 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 27305 NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTION FLATHEAD HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA Notice is hereby given that in Flathead County, on November 3, 2020 a Special District election will be held for the purpose of an increase in local taxes to support the general fund in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per year which is approximately 7.05 mills for the purpose of operating and maintaining the high school district programs. Passage of this proposal will increase the property taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by approximately $.79 per month/$9.52 per year, and on a home with a market value of $200,000 by approximately $1.59 per month/$19.05 per year. The durational limit of the levy is permanent once approved by the voters, assuming the district levies that amount at least once in the next five years. This election will be conducted by Mail Ballot. Ballots will be mailed beginning October 9th and must be received by 8:00 p.m. November 3, 2020. Dated this 1st Day of October 2020 Debbie Pierson Flathead County Election Administrator October 4, 11, 18, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27309 Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Water Quality Standards Before the Montana Board of Environmental Review and Department of Environmental Quality On September 24, 2020, the Board of Environmental Review (board) initiated rulemaking on proposed amendments of Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 17.30.602 and a proposed rule (NEW RULE l) pertaining to selenium standards for Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River. On November 5, 2020, at 10 a.m., the board and the Department of Environmental Quality (department) will hold a virtual public hearing, via Zoom, to consider the proposed amendment and proposed adoption of the rule. More information is available on the department's website, including instruction on how to attend remotely, which will be updated on a regular basis, at https://deq.mt.gov/water/Surfacewater/standards. In 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its national selenium criteria guidance published pursuant to section 304(a) of the federal Clean Water Act. The guidance included a recommendation that States, and Tribes develop site-specific selenium standards, whenever possible, due to local environmental factors affecting selenium bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems. In 2015, the department began coordinating with an international working group consisting of U.S. and Canadian stakeholders to develop site-specific selenium criteria for Lake Koocanusa. The technical work was undertaken in collaboration with the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and a selenium committee comprised of scientists recognized for their selenium expertise. There was significant stakeholder collaboration and input throughout the multi-year standards development process. Proposed NEW RULE I contains two classes of selenium standards; fish tissue standards, which limit the amount of selenium allowed to accumulate in different tissues, and water column standards, which are derived from bioaccumulation modeling and intended to limit selenium accumulation in fish tissue. Proposed fish tissue standards applicable to Lake Koocanusa and the mainstem Kootenai River include 15.1 mg/kg (egg/ovary), 11.3 mg/kg (muscle), and 8.5 mg/kg (whole body). Proposed water column numeric standards for total dissolved selenium are set at 3.1 µ/L for the mainstem of the Kootenai River and 0.8 µ/L for Lake Koocanusa. It is necessary to adopt the proposed numeric selenium standards to incorporate the best available science on selenium toxicity and protect selenium-sensitive aquatic life in Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River. The proposed fish tissue and water column standards for the mainstem Kootenai River are based on EPA's current 304(a) criteria for flowing waters. The proposed fish tissue and water column standards for Lake Koocanusa are based on EPA 304(a) fish tissue criteria, and site-specific water column criteria derived following procedures set forth by EPA in the 304(a) guidance. Data, views, or arguments concerning NEW RULE I may be provided either orally or in writing at the hearing. Written data, views, or arguments may also be submitted to: Sandy Scherer, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901; phone (406) 444-2630; fax (406) 444-4386; or e-mail sscherer@mt.gov; no later than 5:00 pm on November 23, 2020. The board will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this rulemaking process or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact Sandy Scherer no later than 5:00 p.m., October 29, 2020, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Sandy Scherer at the Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901; phone (406) 444-2630; fax (406) 444-4386; or e-mail sscherer@mt.gov. October 11, 18, 25, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27316 INVITATION FOR BIDS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION (RFQ) KALISPELL ADA UPGRADES, KALISPELL ADA UPGRADES - CMDO 6799(52), CMDO 6799(52) This project includes design and construction of ADA compliant sidewalk, ramps, and approaches along the following routes in Kalispell, Montana located in Flathead County. 1. U.S. 93 South between the intersections Kelly Road and 1st Ave E 2. U.S. Highway 2/W Idaho St between the intersections of 8th Ave W N and US 93/Main St. 3. U.S. Highway 2/E Idaho St between the intersections of 1st Ave E N and 7th Ave E N.. RFQ's for KALISPELL ADA UPGRADES, KALISPELL ADA UPGRADES has been posted for viewing at the following web site: ftp://ftp.mdt.mt.gov/contract/bid-packages/ SOQ's will be received by the Montana Department of Transportation, Construction Contracting Bureau, Room 101, 2701 Prospect Avenue, Helena, Montana until 11:00 AM on January 28, 2021. Questions are to be posted on MDT's "Question and Answer Forum" found at the website http://www.mdt.mt.gov/business/contracting/qacurrent.shtml. Questions must be posted at least 48 hours before the SOQ is due to MDT. MDT will provide Answers posted on the same "Question and Answer Forum". For more information call (406)444-6215, 6212, TTY 444-7696 or FAX (406)444-7236 All bid documents are available for downloading at the following web site address: ftp://ftp.mdt.mt.gov/contract/bid-packages/. Any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement is subject to all appropriate state and federal civil rights laws. The prime and subcontractors are required to pay the wage rates set out in the bid proposal. MDT will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the award, performance or administration of any MDT contract or in the administration of its DBE program (49 CFR Part 26). MDT attempts to provide reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person participating in any service, program or activity of the department. Alternate accessible formats of this document will be provided upon request. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in MDT bid lettings, call the Civil Rights Bureau at 444-6331 or TTY 406-444-7696 [TTY 1-800-335-7592 (toll free)]. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Barb Skelton, Chairperson Michael T. Tooley Montana Transportation Commission Director of Transportation October 11, 18, 2020 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 27313 Service Date: October 7, 2020 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN THE MATTER OF NorthWestern Energy's Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Community Renewable Energy Projects-Storage-Only REGULATORY DIVISION DOCKET NO. 2020.09.097 NOTICE OF PETITION AND OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT On September 16, 2020, NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy ("NorthWestern") filed its Petition for a Declaratory Ruling Regarding Community Renewable Energy Projects-Storage-Only ("Petition") with the Montana Public Service Commission ("Commission"). In its Petition, NorthWestern requests that the Commission confirm that storage-only resources do not qualify as either eligible renewable resources or community renewable energy projects under Mont. Code Ann. § 69-3-2003. The Commission invites any interested person directly affected by the Petition to file comments and/or requests for further process no later than October 27, 2020. By the comment deadline, a person must: (1) submit the comments/request electronically (e-file) on the Commission's website at http://psc.mt.gov ("Electronic Filing" under "For Regulated Utilities" tab); and (2) mail the comments/request to the Commission at P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620-2601. The Commission will not post an e-filed comment to its website until it receives the original. A person filing comments in this docket must also serve a hard copy of the comments on the Montana Consumer Counsel ("MCC"), 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, P.O. Box 201703, Helena, MT 59620-1703, (406) 444-2771. The MCC is available to represent the interests of the consuming public in this matter. Members of the public may submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission at the above address, or by email to psc_utilitycomment@mt.gov. The Commission's jurisdiction over this matter is provided at Title 69, Chapter 3 of Montana Code Annotated, and Title 38, Chapter 2 (Commission procedural rules), and Chapter 5 (utilities), and any prior Orders of the Commission which may bear on the issues presented. DONE AND DATED this 7th day of October, 2020, by delegation to Commission staff. BY THE MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION BOB LAKE, Chairman BRAD JOHNSON, Vice Chairman ROGER KOOPMAN, Commissioner TONY O'DONNELL, Commissioner RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner October 11, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27318 PEE WEE MINI STORAGE is giving Notice of right to sell storage units due to lack of payment. A3 Gary Spalding A4 Holly Woolston A24 Adrianna Lopez B11 Ken Foss E3 Joshua Bicknell E16 & E17 James Smith & Tracy Workman Sale Date is Saturday October 31, 2020 at 10:00AM at 295 Meadowlake BLVD. in Columbia Falls, MT 406-892-7807. October 11, 18, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27317 SURPLUS PROPERTY RESOLUTION October 7, 2020 SURPLUS PROPERTY DISPOSAL Bigfork Elementary School District No. 38 Bigfork High School District No. 38 Flathead and Lake Counties Bigfork, Montana 59911 WHEREAS, the trustees of Bigfork High School District No. 38 declared surplus property at a business meeting on October 7, 2020; WHEREAS, the surplus property includes two field lining machines. WHEREAS, the items have been replaced and are no longer needed by the District; WHEREAS, the District would like to sell or dispose of the items; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the two field lining machines will be sold or disposed of after Monday, October 26, 2020. Approved by the Board of Trustees of Bigfork Elementary and High School District No. 38, Flathead and Lake Counties, on October 7, 2020 at a regular meeting held in the Bigfork High School library. October 11, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________