Legals for November, 27 2024

NO. 30768 NOTICE OF BOARD POSITION VACANCIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Flathead County is seeking individuals who want to make a difference in their community by filling vacancies on various Boards. Letters of interest are being accepted for a limited number of openings on the following Boards: Flathead County Board of Adjustment, Flathead County Planning Board, Ashley Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, Egan Slough Planning and Zoning Commission, Helena Flats Land Use Advisory Committee, LaBrant-Lindsey Land Use Advisory Committee, Little Bitterroot Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, Middle Canyon Land Use Advisory Committee, Riverdale Land Use Advisory Committee, Rogers Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, and the West Valley Land Use Advisory Committee. All positions are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. TO APPLY FOR ANY OF THESE POSITIONS: Letters of interest (please specify which board/committee you are applying for) including legal name, physical address, mailing address, daytime phone number and qualifications should be submitted to: Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office South Campus Building 40 11th Street West, Ste 220 Kalispell, MT 59901 All letters of interest should be received by 5:00 p.m. on November 29, 2024.   For additional information and specific qualifications please call 751-8200 or visit our website: flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning. Oct. 27, 30 and Nov. 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30784 Montana Department of Transportation Notice of Sale of Real Estate NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Montana Department of Transportation will sell at a public auction online, with reserve, to the highest bidder, the following described real estate: A tract of land in US Government Lot 4 in the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 1, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.,M., Flathead County, Montana, as shown by the shaded area on the exhibit, consisting of 2 pages attached hereto and made a part hereof, containing an area of 21.26 acres, more or less. SUBJECT TO all rights of ingress and egress over and across the limited access as effected through the Access Control Resolution # 200428208180 & 201000003450 for highway projects NH- 5-3(60)109 and MT 15(76), approved by the Transportation Commission and filed with the Clerk and Recorder’s Office of Flathead County, Montana. It is expressly intended and agreed that these reservations, burdens, and restrictions shall run with the land and shall forever bind the Grantee, their successors, and assigns. The public online auction can be found at the following link and will be begin at “ 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2024,” and close at “4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.” https://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/mtre,mt/list/current?orgid=1017600 Terms: 10% down payment by wire transfer ONLY to MDT within 3 days of a notification as the successful bid. The appraised value of this land is $1,594,500.00. Under statutory restrictions, the State cannot accept any bid under 90% of the appraised value. The property is being sold AS IS. The sale will be conducted pursuant to the Montana Code Annotated. Additional information and a copy of the “Detailed Terms and Conditions” of the sale may be obtained from MDT Real Estate Services Section, Right-of-Way Bureau, Jenna Bousman, Montana Department of Transportation, 2701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, Montana, 59620-1001, phone (406) 444-9272 or TTY 1-800-335-7592 for the hearing impaired. https://mdt.mt.gov/business/real-estate.aspx Nov. 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, and Dec. 1, 4, 8, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30789 SECTION 00100 INVITATION TO BID NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Flathead County Water District No. 1 - Evergreen (“District” and “Owner”) invites sealed Bids for construction of the Evergreen Lift Station 19 Improvements (“Project”). The District will receive such Bids electronically ONLY via QuestCDN until 3:00 pm local time (MT) on December 5, 2024. The bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud via virtual meeting at the following link: Bid Opening Meeting Link Virtual: Meeting ID 269 753 469 687, Passcode: jPY2zz Call In (audio only): +1 309-644-4427, Phone ID: 386 793 760# The District requires bidders submit electronic bids as prescribed on the Engineer’s electronic bidding site, www.questcdn.com or Evergreen QuestCDN project portal.  SCOPE OF WORK. The Project includes, without limitation, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other incidental and appurtenant Work necessary to satisfactorily complete the Project, as more specifically described as follows: The work generally consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to construct a new lift station, concrete wet well/emergency storage basin and site utility work necessary to support the new lift station. Work will be bid and awarded according to the following bid schedules: Base Bid – Site Work and Buried Utilities: Construct approximately 653 lineal feet of gravity sewer main ranging in size from 8-inches to 21-inches; 425 lineal feet of 14-inch force main; eight manholes; diversion structure; 225 lineal feet of 8-inch water main; and a variety of valves, hydrants, and fittings. Base Bid work also includes site grading, dewatering, bypass pumping, and construction of gravel driving surfaces. Additive No. 1 – Lift Station 19 Concrete Wet Well and Emergency Storage: Construct a 160,000-gallon cast-in-place, dual chambered concrete tank to function as a wet well and emergency storage basin; concrete valve vault; and concrete meter vault. Additive No. 1 work also includes site grading around the new structure and dewatering during construction.   Additive No. 2 – Lift Station Construction – Pumps, Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls: Construct a new lift station building complete with electrical, mechanical, and controls; install three (3) submersible pumps in wet well; install meter, piping, and fittings in meter vault; install valves, piping and fittings in valve vault; and install new electrical service, 250 kW generator, and transfer switch. Additive No. 3 – Service Road Grading and Paving: Finish grade existing service road into site with crushed base course and asphalt surfacing. This Work will be performed in strict conformance with the Contract Documents, permits from regulatory agencies with jurisdiction, and applicable regulations. The quantity of Work to be performed and materials to be furnished are approximations only, being given as a basis for the comparison of Bids. Actual quantities of Work to be performed may vary at the discretion of the District Engineer. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS. This Invitation to Bid will be governed by the following tentative schedule. All dates are subject to change at the discretion of the District. EVENT DATE TIME Invitation to Bid Released By November 3, 2024 N/A Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory) November 12, 2024 1:30 pm MT Final Questions Due November 20, 2024 By 4:00 pm MT Responses to Questions Released By November 27, 2024 N/A Bids Due & Bid Opening December 5, 2024 By 3:00 pm MT OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS. Prospective Bidders must purchase contract documents through QuestCDN. QuestCDN is a web-based platform for construction project advertisements, bid documents distribution and plan holder lists. Prospective bidders will need the seven-digit QuestCDN project number (#9367792) to locate the job on the QuestCDN website search page. Bids will not be accepted from any prospective bidder who has not purchased contract documents through QuestCDN. There is a non-refundable fee to download the project documents and an additional non-refundable fee to bid the project. PRE-BID MEETING AND SITE VISIT. There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference held in-person at the Evergreen Water District (108 Cooperative Way, Kalispell, MT 59901) and virtually via Microsoft Teams at 1:30 pm local time (MT) on November 12, 2024, at the following link or by contacting either Mark Bellon of IMEG (Mark.A.Bellon@imegcorp.com) or Jeff Walla of the Evergreen Water District (jwalla@evergreenwaterdistrict.com) for invitation:  Pre-Bid Meeting Link Virtual: Meeting ID 262 021 752 337, Passcode: mNQsH9 Call In (audio only): +1 309-644-4427, Phone ID: 169 512 70# After the pre-bid meeting, site visit(s) will follow. No virtual meeting will be provided for the site visit. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION. Contractor and any of the Contractor’s Subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, PO Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena MT 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling (406) 444-7734. Contractor shall also be required to register with SAM.gov and provide proof of registration to the Owner prior to the award of the contract. PREVAILING/DAVIS BACON WAGES. All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractor or Subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at the higher rates as required by State of Montana Prevailing Wages and Federal Davis Bacon Wages. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. BONDS. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to Flathead County Water District No. 1, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance, as required, shall be provided by the successful Bidder(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. FUNDING: This project is funded in part or in whole with grant/loan funding from a combination of State Revolving Fund (SRF) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The award of the project will be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence from SRF and ARPA. BIDDING PROCESS. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the bids specified above, unless otherwise noted in the Instructions to Bidders. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days or outlined in the Bid Form, whichever greater, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid that is in the best interest of the Owner. Flathead County Water District No. 1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Publication Dates: November 3, 2024 and November 27, 2024 Published in the Daily Inter Lake. November 3, 27, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30794 Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Jewel Groves Jewel Groves, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-24-1432 AMY EDDY Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Jewel Eldora Groves to Jewel Eldora Groves-Goss. The hearing will be on 12/10/2024 at 8:30 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: October 28, 2024 (SEAL) PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: /s/Prisha Quesada Deputy Clerk of Court November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30813 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PUBLIC HEARING A combined hearing will be held by the City of Kalispell and Flathead County, at 1:00 p.m., December 4, 2024, in the Kalispell City Council Chambers located in Kalispell City Hall: 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901. The public can participate in person or via videoconferencing. Register to join the video conference by email nloring@kalispell.com or by phone 406-758-7713.   The City of Kalispell and Flathead County are eligible to submit an application to the Montana Department of Commerce for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and/or a Montana Home Investment Partnership Program Grant (HOME). The grant programs and activities eligible for funding will be fully described. Everyone will be given the opportunity to submit comments regarding community needs and projects for consideration. Comments may be given orally at the hearing or by mail to City of Kalispell Development Services, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 or by email nloring@kalispell.com before 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 04, 2024.  For more information or to register for the hearing via Zoom, please contact the City of Kalispell Development Services Department via email nloring@kalispell.com or phone 406-758-7713 or visit https://www.kalispell.com/634/Community-Development-Block-Grant. CDBG or HOME application guidelines are available for review on the Montana Department of Commerce website, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program - Community MT. November 17, 27, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 30824 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Water Users (Pursuant to Section 85-2-307, MCA) The following application has been submitted to appropriate water in the State of Montana. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION PROPOSES TO GRANT AN APPLICATION FOR BENEFICIAL WATER USE PERMIT. DESCRIBED BELOW ARE THE PERTINENT FACTS WHICH SUMMARIZE THE APPLICATION. THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION (PD) DOCUMENTING THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ANY CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE WATER RIGHT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT https://dnrc.mt.gov/Water-Resources/Water-Rights/application-status-environmental-assessments/. OBJECTION DEADLINE: JANUARY 25, 2025. THE DEPARTMENT CAN ONLY ACCEPT OBJECTIONS FILED ON AN OBJECTION TO APPLICATION, FORM 611. MAIL THE COMPLETED FORM AND THE $50.00 FILING FEE TO THE DNRC, PO BOX 201601, HELENA, MT 59620-1601 BY THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION, TO OBTAIN THE PD OR OBJECTION FORM TO THE WATER RESOURCES OFFICE AT 655 TIMBERWOLF PARKWAY, SUITE 4, KALISPELL, MT 59901-2387, PHONE: 406-752-2288, FAX: 406-752-2843. IF ISSUED, THE RIGHT WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR EXISTING WATER RIGHTS. Application Number: 76LJ 30162755 Owners: KALISPELL, CITY OF PO BOX 1997 KALISPELL, MT 59903-1997 Priority Date: DECEMBER 28, 2023 at 01:30 P.M. Purpose (Use): MUNICIPAL Maximum Flow Rate: 3.44 CFS Maximum Volume: 1,666.00 AC-FT Source Type and Name: GROUNDWATER Point of Diversion and Means of Diversion: ID 1; Qtr Sec: NWNWNE; Sec 2; Twp 28N; Rge 22W; County FLATHEAD Period of Diversion: JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31 Diversion Means: WELL Well Depth: 453.00 FEET Static Water Level: 129.00 FEET Casing Diameter: 16.00 INCHES Purpose (Use): MUNICIPAL Volume: 1,666.00 AC-FT Period of Use: JANUARY 1 to DECEMBER 31 Place of Use: Twp 27N; Rge 21W; County FLATHEAD ID 1; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 2 ID 2; Sec 3 ID 3; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 4 ID 4; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 4 ID 5; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 4 ID 6; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 5 ID 7; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 5 ID 8; Sec 10 ID 9; Sec 11 ID 10; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 12 ID 11; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 13 ID 12; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 13 ID 13; Sec 14 ID 14; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 15 Twp 28N; Rge 21W; County FLATHEAD ID 15; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 5  ID 16; Sec 6 ID 17; Sec 7 ID 18; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 8 ID 19; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 8 ID 20; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 8 ID 21; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 9 ID 22; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 9 ID 23; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 10 ID 24; Sec 14 ID 25; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 16 ID 26; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 16 ID 27; Sec 17 ID 28; Sec 18 ID 29; Sec 19 ID 30; Sec 20 ID 31; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 21 ID 32; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 21 ID 33; Sec 28 ID 34; Sec 29 ID 35; Sec 30 ID 36; Sec 32 ID 37; Sec 33 ID 38; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 34 ID 39; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 34 ID 40; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 34 Twp 28N; Rge 22W; County FLATHEAD ID 41; Sec 1 ID 42; Sec 2 ID 43; Sec 3 ID 44; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 4 ID 45; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 4 ID 46; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 10 ID 47; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 10 ID 48; Sec 11 ID 49; Sec 12 ID 50; Sec 13 ID 51; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 15 ID 52; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 24 Twp 29N; Rge 20W; County FLATHEAD ID 53; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 6  ID 54; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 6 Twp 29N; Rge 21W; County FLATHEAD ID 55; Sec 1  ID 56; Sec 2 ID 57; Sec 3 ID 58; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 4 ID 59; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 4 ID 60; Sec 7 ID 61; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 8 ID 62; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 8 ID 63; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 9 ID 64; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 9 ID 65; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 9 ID 66; Sec 10 ID 67; Sec 11 ID 68; Sec 12 ID 69; Sec 13 ID 70; Sec 14 ID 71; Sec 15 ID 72; Sec 16 ID 73; Sec 17 ID 74; Sec 18 ID 75; Sec 19 ID 76; Sec 20 ID 77; Sec 21 ID 78; Sec 22 ID 79; Sec 23 ID 80; Sec 26 ID 81; Sec 27 ID 82; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 28 ID 83; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 28 ID 84; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 28 ID 85; Sec 28 ID 86; Sec 29 ID 87; Sec 30 ID 88; Sec 31 ID 89; Qtr Sec: NE; Sec 34 ID 90; Qtr Sec: NW; Sec 34 ID 91; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 34 ID 92; Sec 35 Twp 29N; Rge 22W; County FLATHEAD ID 93; Sec 9 ID 94; Sec 10 ID 95; Sec 11 ID 96; Sec 12 ID 97; Sec 13 ID 98; Sec 14 ID 99; Sec 15 ID 100; Sec 16 ID 101; Sec 21 ID 102; Sec 22 ID 103; Sec 23 ID 104; Sec 24 ID 105; Sec 25 ID 106; Sec 26 ID 107; Sec 27 ID 108; Sec 33 ID 109; Sec 34 ID 110; Sec 35 ID 111; Sec 36 Twp 30N; Rge 20W; County FLATHEAD ID 112; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 31 Twp 30N; Rge 21W; County FLATHEAD ID 113; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 35 ID 114; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 35 ID 115; Qtr Sec: SE; Sec 36 ID 116; Qtr Sec: SW; Sec 36 Remarks: CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN LAW THIS PROVISIONAL WATER USE PERMIT HAS A PRIORITY DATE THAT IS JUNIOR TO THE RIGHTS OF SENIOR WATER RIGHT HOLDERS IN THE CLARK FORK RIVER BASIN. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MONTANA LAW, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO A CALL BY SENIOR WATER RIGHT HOLDERS, IN WHICH CASE YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF WATER FOR THE PERIOD OF THE CALL. CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES - RESERVED WATER RIGHTS THIS RIGHT IS SUBJECT TO ALL PRIOR INDIAN RESERVED WATER RIGHTS OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES IN THE SOURCE OF SUPPLY. IT IS THE TRIBE’S POSITION THAT THE EXERCISE OF JUNIOR WATER RIGHTS EITHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION MAY AFFECT THE RESERVED WATER RIGHTS OF THE TRIBE WITHIN THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE RESERVATION. IT IS THE TRIBE’S POSITION THAT ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS MADE IN RELIANCE UPON THIS RIGHT DO NOT CREATE IN THE APPROPRIATOR ANY EQUITY OR VESTED RIGHT AGAINST THE TRIBES. THE APPROPRIATOR IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY FINANCIAL OUTLAY OR WORK INVESTED IN A PROJECT PURSUANT TO THIS RIGHT IS AT APPROPRIATOR’S RISK. THE ISSUANCE OF THIS RIGHT DOES NOT REDUCE THE APPROPRIATOR’S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT. IT DOES NOT MAKE THE DEPARTMENT LIABLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT. NOR IS THE DEPARTMENT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS TO THE APPROPRIATOR CAUSED BY THE EXERCISE OF SENIOR RESERVED WATER RIGHTS. PUBLISHED IN: DAILY INTER LAKE ON NOVEMBER 27, 2024. November 27, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________