Kalispell voters approve public safety levy
A Kalispell Police Department officer directs traffic on First Avenue West away from the site of a fire at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Kalispell on Sunday, May 12, 2019. (Hilary Matheson/Daily Inter Lake)
Voters in Kalispell gave the city the green light on Tuesday to levy 60.9 mills annually to help bolster its emergency services.
According to unofficial results released by the Flathead County Election Department, 3,367 voters cast ballots in favor of the public safety levy while 2,485 opposed the measure. The levy is expected to raise about $4.6 million in its first year for the city’s Police and Fire departments and add roughly $369 to the yearly tax bill of a home valued at $450,000.
“I think that the results show loud and clear that the residents of Kalispell take their emergency response services seriously and I’m glad to see that,” said City Councilor Chad Graham, Council president, on Wednesday.
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