Legals for April, 6 2021
No. 27683 Proposed Jellison Bearpaw Timber Sale: The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), Stillwater Unit is proposing to harvest timber in T32N R23W, sections 1 and 2; T33N R22W sections 19, 30-32 and T33N R23W sections 13, 14, 23, 24 and 25 approximately 4-9 miles northeast of Olney, Montana, in the Stillwater State Forest in Flathead County. The proposal would harvest 1.5-3 million board feet (MMbf) within a 2372-acre project area. The DNRC is in the scoping phase of the project environmental assessment and is accepting comments through May 6, 2021. For more information contact Mike McMahon, Forest Management Specialist, DNRC Stillwater Unit, PO Box 164, Olney, MT 59927 or mmcmahon@mt.gov or 406-881-2670. April 6, 2021 MNAXLP
No. 27673 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE HAYDUKES HOME RANCH LLC (Flannery Coats, Daniel Freund, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 07-999-2659-002 to be operated at HAYDUKES HOME RANCH, LLC, 8950 N Fork Rd, Polebridge, Flathead County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location Flathead County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, 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 07-999-2659-002 and the applicant's name HAYDUKES HOME RANCH LLC; (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 April 23, 2021. 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 Polebridge. 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 Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-0017 or PKautz@mt.gov. April 6, 13, 2021 MNAXLP _________________________
No. 27682 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE ELECTION CANCELLATION WHEREAS, the number of candidates filing a Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy for the open trustee position on the Fair-Mont-Egan School Board of Trustees, District No. 3, Flathead County, State of Montana is equal to or less than the number of positions to be elected, the school trustee election is not necessary. THEREFORE, the necessary 30 day notice is hereby given that the Fair-Mont-Egan School District No. 3, Flathead County, State of Montana, School Trustee Election is cancelled. DATED this 2nd day of April, 2021 Shelley Turner, District Clerk April 6, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________