Legals for December, 23 2024

NO. 30856 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION EVERGREEN ZONING DISTRICT The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 76-2-205(5), M.C.A., that it passed a resolution of intention (Resolution No. 797IU) on December 12, 2024, to change the zoning designation in a por¬tion of the Evergreen Zoning District located at 8 and 12 W. Cottonwood Drive near Kalispell, Montana from R-2 (One Family Limited Residential) to B-2/EEO (General Business/Evergreen Enterprise Overlay). The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from R-2 (One Family Limited Residential) to B-2/EEO (General Business/Evergreen Enterprise Overlay) is described as: Lot 18 of Block One of Schuman and Anderson, a plat of which is of record and on file at the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana.  EXCEPTING THEREFROM the following described tract of land: That part of Lot 18 of Block 1 of Schuman and Anderson Subdivision, a plat of which is of record and on file at the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana: BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of said Lot 18; thence Southerly, along the Easterly boundary of said Lot 18, a distance of 179.6 feet to the Southeast corner of above said Lot 18; thence Westerly, along the Southerly boundary of Lot 18, a distance of 20 feet to ta point; thence Northerly and parallel to the Easterly boundary of Lot 18, a distance of 179.6 feet to the Northernly boundary of Lot 18; thence Easterly, along the Northerly boundary, a distance of 20 feet to the Point of Beginning. And  Lot 17 and the Easterly 20 Feet of Lot 18, when measured parallel with the Easterly Boundary thereof, Block 1 of Schuman and Anderson Subdivision, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk & Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the R-2 and B-2/EEO zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations, on file for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website, at: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/meeting-information. The zoning amendment application and other documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Of¬fice of the Board of Commissioners and the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. For thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice, the Board of Commissioners will receive written comment to the change proposed for a portion of the Evergreen Zoning District. Within 30 days after the expiration of the comment period, the Board of County Commissioners may in its discretion pass the resolution amending the Evergreen Zoning District. DATED this 12th day of December, 2024. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Randy L. Brodehl Randy L. Brodehl, Chairman December 16, 23, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30868 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA In re NorthWestern Energy’s Application for Automatic Rate Adjustment and Tracking for State and Local Taxes and Fees  Docket 2024.12.114 December 19, 2024 Notice of Application and Intervention Deadline 1. On December 16, 2024, NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (“NorthWestern”) filed an Application for Automatic Rate Adjustment and Tracking for State and Local Taxes and Fees (“Application”) with the Montana Public Service Commission (“Commission”). NorthWestern’s proposed total electric rate change due to property taxes is an increase of $13,369,690. NorthWestern’s proposed total natural gas rate change due to property taxes is an increase of $7,772,921. For the typical residential customer using 750 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, the total bill impact is an increase of approximately $2.11 per month or 2.21%. For the typical residential customer using 65 therms of natural gas per month, the total bill impact will be an increase of approximately $2.19 per month or 4.19%. By law, NorthWestern’s proposed rates will take effect on January 1, 2025, on an interim basis. 2. A copy of the filing is publicly available at the Commission’s business office, 1701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620-2601, and online at the Commission’s website (psc.mt.gov) under Docket No. 2024.12.114. A copy of the filing may also be available at the office of the Montana Consumer Counsel (“MCC”), which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59601-4144, (406) 444-2771. Interested parties can register on the Commission’s website to receive notice of filings in this docket. Instructions for subscribing to notices of filings are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help.  3. The Commission invites any interested party affected by NorthWestern’s filing to intervene in this docket. To intervene, a party must file a motion with the Commission no later than December 31, 2024. In order to afford due process: (1) data requests must be issued no later than January 10, 2025; (2) NorthWestern must respond to data requests within five business days of service (excluding weekends and holidays) or by January 17, 2025, whichever is earlier; (3) parties wishing to submit comments or request a hearing must do so no later than January 24, 2025; and (4) the Commission may hold a public hearing, if requested by an intervenor or upon its own action, at the Commission’s offices. If the Commission does not issue an order by January 30, 2025, the proposed rates will be considered approved. Mont. Code Ann. § 69-3-308(2)(c) to (d) (2023). 4. A party seeking intervention must file an electronic motion through the Commission’s website at reddi.mt.gov. All filings must be made in REDDI and hard copies are not required. A party seeking intervention must also mail a copy of the motion to MCC at 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, P.O. Box 201703, Helena, MT 59620-1703, and to NorthWestern’s attorney, Mitchell L. J. WerBell V, 208 N. Montana Ave., Suite 200, Helena, MT 59601. 5. The Commission invites members of the public who do not wish to formally intervene to submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission at 1701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620-2601, or by email to pschelp@mt.gov. Public comment may also be submitted in REDDI. Instructions for submitting public comments in REDDI are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help (select “Submit a Public Comment”). 6. The Commission’s jurisdiction over this matter is provided in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated; Title 38, Chapters 2 and 5 of the Montana Administrative Rules; and any prior orders of the Commission relevant to the issues presented. DONE and DATED December 19, 2024, by the Montana Public Service Commission through delegation to staff.  JAMES BROWN, President JENNIFER FIELDER, Vice President TONY O’DONNELL, Commissioner RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner DR. ANNIE BUKACEK, Commissioner December 23, 2024 MNAXLP _____________________________