Legals for February, 25 2025
NO. 30880 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request from the Middle Canyon Land Use Advisory Committee to amend the text of the Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory System (CALURS). The proposed text amendment would amend the text of Sections 1.6 Applicability, 2.7 Citizens Review Panel, 2.10 Enforcement, 3.3(B)(3)(d) Step 3 Public Review, 3.3(B)(4) Step 4 Decision on Land Use Change, 6.1(A) Upper Canyon Region Exempted Uses, 6.2(A & B) Middle Canyon Region Exempted Uses and Minor Land Uses provisions and Section 7.13 Guest Cabin, 7.14 Gust Cottage, 7.31 Short-Term Rental Housing and 7.33 Single Family Dwelling definitions of the Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory System. The proposed amendment would also add Sections 4.1 General Performance Standards and Section 4.2 Project Specific Performance Standards to Chapter 4 and renumber Chapter 4 Sections (A – F) to Section 4.1(A - F) and Chapter 4 Sections (G - J) to Sections 4.2 (A – D). The proposed text amendment would amend Chapter 4 Section (C)(2) [proposed Section 4.1(C)(2)] Sanitation, Chapter 4 Section (I) [proposed Section 4.2(C)] Short-term Rental Housing, and Chapter 4(J), [proposed Section 4.2(D)] Work Camp. The Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory applies to the Middle Canyon area as defined in CALURS and created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A. Those standards are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and Recorder and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory applies to the Middle Canyon area as defined in CALURS and created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A. Those standards are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and Recorder and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 4th day of March, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED the 9th day of January, 2025 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman February 18, 25, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30881 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a change in the zoning designation in a portion of the Evergreen Zoning District from R-2 One Family Limited Residential to R-5 Two Family Residential for property located at 36, 52, 64 Monarch Lane near Kalispell, MT 59901. The boundary of the area proposed to be amended from R-2 One Family Limited Residential to R-5 Two Family Residential is described as: The Easterly 574.9 feet of Lot 12 of Hoiland Day Acres, 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 R-5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, 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: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Commissioners’ Office and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 4th day of March, 2025 at 10 o’clock a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Evergreen Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received prior to the hearing. DATED this 9th day of January, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman February 18, 25, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30882 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a change in the zoning designation in a portion of the Bigfork Zoning District from SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural to R-2.5 Rural Residential for property located at 395 Ferndale Drive near Bigfork, MT 59901. The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural to R-2.5 Rural Residential are described as: Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No 20699, a tract of land located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 27 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the SAG-5 and R-2.5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, 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: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Commissioners’ Office and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 4th day of March, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Bigfork Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received prior to the hearing. DATED this 9th day of January, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman February 18, 25 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30937 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages Resort License BUCHANAN’S REALLY SMALL RESTUARANT EMPIRE LLC (JAMES BUCHANAN 100.00%, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages Resort License No. 07-E01-E001-009 to be operated at BUCHANAN’S CHOP HOUSE & WHISKY BAR, 3824 Big Mountain Rd, Whitefish, Flathead County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? 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-E01-E001-009 and the applicant’s name BUCHANAN’S REALLY SMALL RESTUARANT EMPIRE 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 March 7, 2025. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Whitefish. 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 transfer 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 Andrew Erickson, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-4332 or Andrew.Erickson2@mt.gov. February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30953 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED FY25 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana intends to amend the budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and that said budget amendment affects the following functions: general government; public safety; public works; public health; social and economic services; culture and recreation and solid waste. Details are open to public inspection in the Office of the Flathead County Clerk & Recorder, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana and also available on the County website at http://flathead.mt.gov/finance/downloads.php. The Board will meet on the 11th day of March, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of holding a hearing and consideration of the amendment to the original budget. Said meeting is to be held in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana. Any taxpayer or resident may appear at the hearing and will be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget amendment. For further information, please contact Amy Dexter, Finance Director, 800 South Main, Room 214, Kalispell, Montana 59901, Telephone (406) 758-5538. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office prior to the hearing. DATED this 4th day of February, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman February 25 and March 4, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30968 Notice of Bank Merger Notice is given that application has been made to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions (the “Montana DBFI”), the Idaho Department of Finance (the “Idaho DF”), by Glacier Bank, 49 Commons Loop, Kalispell, Montana 59901, for approval to merge Bank of Idaho, 399 North Capital Avenue, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, with and into Glacier Bank, with Glacier Bank as the surviving institution. Following consummation of the merger, it is contemplated that all offices of Glacier Bank and Bank of Idaho will continue to be operated with the exception of Bank of Idaho’s branches located at 5234 Outlet Drive, Pasco, Washington 99301, and 424 E Yakima Ave, Yakima, Washington 98901, each of which will be closed and consolidated, and that the branches of Bank of Idaho not being closed will be operated as branches of Glacier Bank. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with: (a) the Regional Director of the FDIC at the FDIC’s San Francisco Regional Office at 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, California 94105; (b) the Director of the Idaho DF at P.O. Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83701; or (c) the Commissioner of the Montana DBFI at P.O. Box 200549, Helena, Montana 59620–0546 no later than March 13, 2025 (unless the comment period has been extended or reopened in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 303.9(b)(2)). The nonconfidential portions of the application are on file in the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request. Publication dates: February 11, 2025, February 25, 2025, and March 7, 2025, in the Daily Inter Lake, 727 East Idaho Street, Kalispell, Montana 59901, and The Post Register, 333 Northgate Mile, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401. February 11, 25 and March 7, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30979 Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Andrew Tyree Brown: Andrew Tyree Brown, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-25-151 DAN WILSON Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Andrew Tyree Brown to Andrew Tyree Wilkins. The hearing will be on 04/01/2025 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: February 10, 2025 Sarah Smith Clerk of District Court /s/ Rachel Faber Deputy Clerk of Court (SEAL) February 18, 25 and March 4, 11, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30998 SECTION 00100 INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for construction of the Infiltration/Inflow Reduction Project – Manhole Replacement will be received by Flathead County Water District No.1 – Evergreen (“District” and “Owner”) electronically ONLY via QuestCDN (www.questcdn.com) until 3:00 PM local time on March 26, 2025 and then publicly opened and read aloud via virtual meeting at the following link: Bid Opening Meeting Link Virtual: Meeting ID 290 408 154 866, Passcode wM5ru6 Call In (audio ony): +1 469-214-8538, Phone ID: 990 171 677 SCOPE OF WORK. The project consists of 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 contract work generally includes removal and replacement of 18 existing Sanitary Sewer Manholes and reconnection of incoming and outgoing gravity sewer mains. Work includes but is not limited to ancillary work as necessary, such as traffic control, erosion control, bypass pumping, dewatering, surface restoration and adjusting manholes to finish grade, As-Builts and general project clean up. 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 Release By February 25, 2025 N/A Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory) March 5, 2025 1:00 PM MT Final Questions Due March 18, 2025 By 5:00 PM MT Responses to Questions Released By March 21, 2025 N/A Bids Due & Bid Opening March 26, 2025 By 3:00 PM MT OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS. Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at www.questcdn.com. 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 (#9557738) 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 office of the Evergreen Water District (108 Cooperative Way, Kalispell, MT 59901) and virtually via Microsoft Teams at 1:00 PM local time (MT) on March 5, 2025, at the following link or by contacting either Dan O’Leary of Jacobs (dan.oleary@jacobs.com) or Jeff Walla of the Evergreen Water District (jwalla@evergreenwaterdistrict.com). After the pre-bid meeting, site visit(s) will follow. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend. Pre-Bid Meeting Link Virtual: Meeting ID 223 404 444 39, Passcode xfvEDu Call In (audio ony): +1 469-214-8538, Phone ID: 519 231 303 CONTRACTOR REGISTATION. 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. PREVAILING WAGES. All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractor or Subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as required by State of Montana Prevailing Wages or Federal Labor Standards Provisions (Davis Bacon). 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 a Labor and Materials 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 with grant/loan funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Award of the project will be contingent upon receiving funding and award concurrence from ARPA. Bids may only be withdrawn as provided in Section 16.02 of the Instructions to Bidders after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids. BIDDING PROCESS. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for public opening of the bids specified above. 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, 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. Published at Kalispell, Montana, this 25th day of February, 2025. Published at Kalispell, Montana, this 19th day of March, 2025. Published in the Daily Interlake February 25 and March 19, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________