Legals for September, 11 2021

No. 28040 NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT The Flathead County Floodplain Administrator has received the following Floodplain Development Permit application: FDP-21-04 A request from Mark Roberts to install a floating dock, and stairs within the floodway of the Swan River. The dock will consist of a 3 ft. by 14 ft. gangway and a 10 ft. by 16 ft. main section anchored by galvanized chain and 3 ft. long, 3 inch in diameter steel rods. The project will also include a 3 ft. wide stairway and concrete pad at the top of the bank. The project is located at 370 Ferndale Drive in the Bigfork, MT area, and further described as Tract 1HBB 1 in Section 33, Township 27 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The complete application may be viewed at our office. Written or oral comments concerning the above requests should be directed to the Floodplain Administrator at the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11TH Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana 59901, (406) 751-8200. Comments should be received by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Erik K. Mack, AICP® Interim Planning Director Flathead County Planning & Zoning September 11, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27990 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST ISSUANCE OF ONE NEW MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE J&S SPLIT ROCK CAFE LLC (JAMES FOSTER, SKYE FOSTER, Owner(s)) has applied for one new Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 07-999-2313-002 to be operated at J&S SPLIT ROCK CAFE LLC, 8270 MT Highway 35, Bigfork, Flathead County. The public may protest this license in accordance with the law. Who can protest this license? 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 07-999-2313-002 and the applicant's name J&S SPLIT ROCK CAFE 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 September 21, 2021. What happens if the license 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 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. August 21, 28, September 4, 11, 2021 MNAXLP _________________________