Legals for March, 26 2023

No. 29260 Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Willyam Joseph Pierce: Willyam Joseph Pierce, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-23-66 DANNI COFFMAN Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Willyam Joseph Pierce to Willyam Joseph Metter. The hearing will be on 04/26/2023 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date:02/27/2023 PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court BY: /s/ RACHEL FABER Deputy Clerk of Court March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29262 Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Timothy Daniel Burt: Timothy Daniel Burt, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-23-193 DAN WILSON Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Timothy Daniel Burt to Timothy Daniel Bright. The hearing will be on 04/18/2023 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date:02/22/2023 PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court BY: /s/ ANISSA NEILS Deputy Clerk of Court March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29286 CITY OF WHITEFISH, MONTANA REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING PLAN The City of Whitefish, Montana, is seeking statements of qualifications from experienced firms to complete the Community Housing Development Plan and the Community Housing Financing Plan identified in the City’s recently adopted Whitefish Community Housing Roadmap. The Community Housing Development Plan outlines the development of prioritized public, institutional, nonprofit, and other lands specifying the type, scale, timing, resources, partners, and financing. The Community Housing Financing plan considers the financing of all prioritized strategies in the Whitefish Community Housing Roadmap including public/private developments (as defined in the community housing development plan), identifies the specific source of funds (federal, state, and local), fund uses, estimated amounts, timing, partners/staff/contractors, and the steps needed to acquire such funding. The creation of these plans shall cover a five-to-ten-year period and will require transparency, clarity, and community input. City staff, the Whitefish Community Housing Committee, the Whitefish Housing Authority, Housing Whitefish, and other possible community partners, will need to play a significant role in the development of both plans. The Whitefish Community Housing Roadmap details the recommended steps for these action items and is available on the City’s website at https://www.cityofwhitefish.org/579/Whitefish- Housing-Refresh-2022 . Closing Date and Address: Written statements of qualifications shall be submitted to the City Clerk, City of Whitefish, 418 E. 2 nd Street, Whitefish, Montana 59937 on or before 4:00 PM local time on the 6th day of April 2023. Submittals shall include four (4) complete hard copies and one digital copy of all requested information, clearly identified as “Community Housing Development Plan and Financing Plan.” For additional information or to receive the entire RFQ, please contact Dana Smith, Whitefish City Manager by calling 406-863-2405 or sending an email to dsmith@cityofwhitefish.org . March 19, 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29288 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is making available to the public three draft environmental assessments (EA) addressing Federal involvement in portions of Montana for the Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program. Persons wishing to comment on the EA# MT-1-2023-28, EA# MT-2-2023-28, EA# MT-3-2023- 28 and/or (Environmental Assessments, Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program, dated March 16, 2023) can visit the APHIS website: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease- programs/ea/grasshopper-cricket-ea/grasshopper-cricket-by-state Comments will be accepted until April 21, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. MST. To be emailed or sent a paper copy, please contact Gary Adams by email/phone Gary.D.Adams@usda.gov, or (406) 431-6531. March 22, 26, 29, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29296 CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board will hold a public hearing for the following item at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers of City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, Montana. The Columbia Falls City Council will hold a subsequent hearing on May 1, 2023 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the same location. Zoning Map Amendment – Christianson: A request by Eric S Christianson to amend the zoning map from the current zoning of CSAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural 5 acre minimum lot size) to CSAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural 10 acre minimum lot size). The property is located at 270 Jorgenson Trail, Columbia Falls and is described as Assessor’s Tract 1E (Parcel G of COS 10557) located in Section 19, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County. Persons may testify at the hearings or submit written comments prior to the meetings. Written comment may be sent to Columbia Falls City Hall, Attention: Barb Staaland, City Clerk, 130 6th Street West, Room A, Columbia Falls, MT 59912 or via email: staalandb@cityofcolumbiafalls.com. For more information on the proposed zone change, call Eric Mulcahy, Columbia Falls City Planner at 755-6481. DATED this 16th day of March, 2023. Susan Nicosia Susan Nicosia, CPA, MPA, City Manager COLUMBIA FALLS CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD March 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29298 On Wednesday, April 4, 2023, at 11:00 AM, a Public Hearing will be held via Zoom, for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft Department of Public Health and Human Services “2023 DOE State Plan Application”. The link to the Zoom webinar is https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/83320843871?pwd=VWlXQ0lsMTFYbUFXZDJqcVQrTE8rUT09. Draft copies of the proposed application will be available at the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau, 1400 Carter Drive, P.O. Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620-2956 on Friday, March 24, 2023, or by calling 1-833-317-1080. Written comments must be received by 5:00 PM, Tuesday, April 4th, 2023. March 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, April 2, 3, 4, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29300 NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER FOR SALE FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST The Wild Saddle Sale is located within Portions of Sections 26,27,28,31,32,33,34,35 and 36 T26N, R22W and portions of sections 3,4, and 6 T25N, R22W, Flathead and Lake Counties, State of Montana, PMM. The Forest Service will receive Sealed bids at SO, Kalispell, MT before or at the time of public bid opening at 2:00 PM local time on 04/25/2023 for an estimated volume of 15450 ton of Douglas-fir sawtimber, and 3746 ton of Lodgepole Pine sawtimber marked or otherwise designated for cutting. In addition, there is within the sale area an estimated volume of 5681 ton of Combined Softwood non-saw that the bidder agrees to remove at a fixed rate. In addition, there is within the sale area an unestimated volume of Combined Softwood sawtimber, Other Softwood sawtimber, and Combined Softwood non-saw that the bidder may agree to remove at a fixed rate. Sale contains specified roads with an estimated public works construction cost of $133,633.27. Bidders qualifying as small business concerns under the Small Business Act may, when submitting a bid, elect for the Forest Service to build permanent roads. Additional information concerning this option is in the prospectus. The Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Interested parties may obtain a prospectus from the office listed below. A prospectus, bid form, and complete information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and submission of bids is available to the public from the 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT 59901. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. March 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29304 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLATHEAD COUNTY PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING The Flathead County Planning Board will hold their regular meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, beginning at 6:00 PM in the 2 nd floor conference room of the South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana. During this meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing to consider the agenda items described below and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners who will take final action. 1. A request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of C & J Land Development, LLC, for preliminary plat approval of Bitterroot Flats North Subdivision, a proposal to create four (4) residential lots on 41.974 acres. The proposed lots would be served by individual septic systems and individual wells. The property is located off Lower Lost Prairie Road, Marion, MT and can legally be described as Tract 1G in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 27 North, Range 24 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 2. A zone change request from Michael Alan Avrick, for property within the Evergreen Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on a parcel of land located off River Road near Kalispell, MT, from R-1 (Suburban Residential) to RA-1 (Residential Apartment). The total acreage involved is approximately 1.94 acres that can legally be described as Parcel 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 21873, located and being in the Southwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 3. A zone change request from Laurie L. Adams, with technical assistance from Breckenridge Surveying and Mapping, Inc., for property located within the Evergreen Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on a parcel of land located at 303 Solberg Drive near Kalispell, MT from R-2 (One-Family Limited Residential) to R-1 (Suburban Residential). The total acreage involved in the request is 1.54 acres that can legally be described as Lot 3B of the Amended Plat of Block 3, Gryde’s Tracts, in Section 33, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record om the office of the Clerk & Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. 4. A zone change request from J and E Properties, LLC, for property located in the Evergreen Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on a parcel of land located at 418 Maple Drive, Kalispell, MT from R-1 (Suburban Residential) to RA-1 (Residential Apartment). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 0.418 acres that can legally be described as follows: Lot 13B of Certificate of Survey No. 7805, being a part of Lot 13 of Block 2 of Mountain View located in Section 33, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. 5. A zone change request from Location Acquisitions LLC, with technical assistance from KLJ Engineering, for property within the Two Bridges Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on parcels located at 7200 & 7240 Highway 2 East near Columbia Falls, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-1 (Suburban Residential). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 113.05 acres that can legally be described as follows: Portion of Tract 3: The Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Said Tract of Land Contains 40.65 acres. Tract 2: The W1/2 NW1/4, of Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Excepting therefrom the following described tracts: A tract of land in the SW1/4 NW1/4 of Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the NW1/4 SW1/4 of said Section; thence Northerly along the Easterly boundary of the SW1/4 NW1/4 of said Section 15, the distance of 48 feet to the Southerly limit of Highway No. 2; thence South 43°09’ West, 65.3 feet, more or less, to the Southerly boundary of the SW1/4 NW1/4, thence East 44.8 feet to the point of beginning. Also Excepting: That tract of land in the NW1/4 of Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana, described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Easterly boundary of the NW1/4 of said Section with the Northerly limit of U.S. Highway No. 2; thence North 10’ East 101.8 feet; thence South 71° 8’ West 532.1 feet; thence South 87° 20’ West, 850 feet, more or less, to the West boundary of the E1/2 NW1/4; thence South 476 feet, measured along the said West boundary of the E1/2 NW1/4; thence South 26° 40’ West, 985 feet, more or less, to a point on the Northerly boundary of State Highway No. 37; thence Northeasterly and following the Northerly boundary of said Highway No. 37 on a curve to the left, 900 feet to a point at the end of the curve; thence South 46° 51’ East, 20 feet to a point on the Northerly boundary of U.S. Highway No. 2; thence North 43° 9’ East 1457.2 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Also Excepting: Beginning at a point on the North Boundary of Highway 40, which point is 115.99 feet North and 200 feet East of the quarter corner on the West side of Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana; thence 491.1 feet North 89° 12; East along the North boundary of Highway No. 40, 214.1 feet North 87° 34’ East along the North boundary of Highway No. 40, 980.0 feet North 26° 40 East Along the West side of Steele’s Addition of Columbia Heights 316.0 feet North 0°10’ East to the Northeast corner of the SW1/4 NW1/4, Section 15, 1561.32 feet South 47°12’20” West 147.0 feet South to the Point of beginning. Also Excepting: That portion deeded to State of Montana for highway purposes known as Montana Highway 40. Tract 2C: A Tract of Land Situated, Lying and Being in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana, More Particularly Described as Follows: Beginning at the Point on the North Boundary of Highway #40, Which Point Is 115.99 Feet North and 200 Feet East of the Quarter Corner on the West Side of Section 15, Township 30 North, Range 20 West of the Principal Montana Meridian; Thence 491.1 Feet N89°12’E Along the North Boundary of Highway #40; Thence 214.1 Feet N87°34’E Along the North Boundary of Highway #40; Thence 980.0 Feet N26°40’E Along the West Side of Steele’s Addition to Columbia Heights; Thence 316.0 Feet N00°10’E to the NE Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15; Thence 1561.32 Feet S47°12’20”W; Thence 147.0 Feet South to the Point of Beginning. Excepting Therefrom That Portion Conveyed to the State of Montana in Warranty Deed Recorded February 3, 1970, as Instrument No. 963, and on March 30, 2017 as Instrument No. 2017-000-06477, Records of Flathead County, Montana. 6. A request from Will MacDonald, on behalf of Stillwater Mountain Ranch, LLC, with technical assistance from Sands Surveying, Inc. and Foley Engineering, for a material change to the previously approved preliminary plat of The Homestead-Chinook Ridge Subdivision. The material change would allow the subdivision to be developed in two phases. The property is located at 4538 and 4542 Mountain Home Road and can legally be described as Lot 16A of the Amended Plat of Lot 16, The Homestead at Whitefish Phase 2, located in the East Half of Section 21 and the West Half of Section 22, Township 31 North, Range 23 West, P.M.M., Flathead County Montana. 7. A publicly initiated text amendment to amend Section 5.11 of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations regarding the performance standards for short-term rental housing. Documents and maps pertaining to these agenda items are on file for public inspection in the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Ste. 220 in Kalispell. All decisions made by the Planning Board are considered recommendations and will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for final action. Please check the County Commissioners page of the County website, http://flathead.mt.gov/commissioner , or contact the Commissioners’ office for the scheduled date and time of a particular item. Interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearing and make their views and concerns known to the Board. For additional information contact the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office at (406) 751-8200. Written comments are strongly encouraged to be submitted and should be received by the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office no later than April 12, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Any modifications to agenda items will be posted on the county website, http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/events.php Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office at 406-751-8200 or TTY (800) 335-7592, or call Montana Relay at 711. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Erik K. Mack,AICP Planning Director March 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29310 FLATHEAD VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION FVCC SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTION, MAY 2, 2023 The Board of Trustees for Flathead Valley Community College, School District No. 7, of Flathead County, State of Montana, will hold the Annual Regular School Election by mail ballot on Tuesday, the 2 nd day of May, 2023. Voting will end at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. The designated place of deposit will be located at Flathead County Election Office, 290 B North Main St., Kalispell, MT Positions for membership in the Flathead Valley Community College District to be voted on are as follows: in the Flathead/Glacier High School District one (1) three-year term expiring in 2026 in the Bigfork/Columbia Falls/Whitefish School District two (2) three-year terms expiring in 2026 Flathead Valley Community College will pay their portion of the School Election, and perform such other acts as are specified in the School Laws of Montana that are necessary in the conduct of this election. /s/ Suzanne DeCamp Suzanne DeCamp District Clerk DATED this 21st day of March, 2023. March 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29311 Resolution of Intent to Impose an Increase in Levies As an essential part of its budgeting process, the Deer Park School Board of Trustees is authorized by law to impose levies to support its budget. The Deer Park School Board of Trustees estimates the following increase in revenues and mills for the fund listed below for the next school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, using certified taxable valuations from the current school fiscal year as provided to the district. Building Reserve Fund. Estimated change in revenues: $11,716.00 increase. Estimated change in mills: increase of 3.8 mills. Estimated impact on a home of $100,000 is a $5.14 increase, and on a home of $200,000 is a $10.27 increase. The following are school facility maintenance projects anticipated to be completed at this time: gymnasium electrical upgrades and siding replacement, parking lot maintenance, window and furnace replacements. This notice requirement is an estimate. None of these budget changes have officially been adopted for the 2023-2024 school year. Action will not be taken on these items until final budgets are approved. Cynthia Barnes Board Chair Peggy Martin District Clerk March 22, 2023 March 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________