Legals for March, 4 2025

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. 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. 31013 Montana Department of Environmental Quality February 18, 2025 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO ALL INTERESTED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLIC GROUPS As required by state and federal rules for determining whether an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary, an environmental review has been performed on the proposed action below: Project Bigfork West Trunk Sewer Main and Harbor Heights Boulevard Water Main Replacement Location Bigfork, Montana Project Number WPCSRF: C304257 DWSRF: WRF# 24-2102 Total Cost $4,110,000 (Sewer) and $1,632,000 (Water) In May of 2022, The Bigfork Water and Sewer District (Bigfork) completed a preliminary engineering report (PER) to evaluate its wastewater collection and treatment systems, identify deficiencies, and analyze alternatives. The West Trunk Sewer (WTS) serves as the primary transmission main from a large portion of the community to the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Several service areas were annexed to the system in the 1990s that have pushed the WTS beyond design capacity. This section of sewer main also has sags that hinder flow and contribute to a risk of sewer backups. Another area of Bigfork, the West Collection Basin, has experienced spikes in infiltration and inflow (I/I) during precipitation events, contributing excess flow to lift stations and the WWTP. The proposed wastewater project consists of replacing 4,400 feet of the West Trunk Sewer with 15-inch polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe from the WWTP to Chapman Hill Road and rehabilitating West Collection Basin manholes. Additionally, emergency generators for the North and Harbor Village #1 lift stations are included in the project’s scope, thereby eliminating the challenges of maintaining operation using portable generators at these locations during prolonged power outages. In addition to the wastewater improvements, the proposed project includes replacement of approximately 1,500 linear feet of 8-inch PVC pipe in Harbor Heights Boulevard, with installation of new fire hydrants and looping of the new water main pipe to increase fire flow and improve water capacity in the area. The water main improvements were identified in a memorandum from Bigfork’s engineer to the DEQ in November of 2024. The existing 8-inch steel water main in Harbor Heights Boulevard is old and leaky, and lays along part of the route of the WTS. Replacing the deficient water main in conjunction with the WTS main replacement project provides Bigfork with cost savings and less disruption to local traffic and residents. Federal and State grant/loan programs will fund the project. Environmentally sensitive characteristics such as wetlands, floodplains, threatened or endangered species, and historical sites are not expected to be adversely impacted because of the proposed project. Additional environmental impacts related to land use, water quality, air quality, public health, energy, noise, and growth were also assessed. Public participation during the planning process demonstrated support for the selected alternative. No significant long-term environmental impacts were identified. An environmental assessment (EA), which describes the project and analyzes the impacts in more detail, is available for review on the DEQ web site (https://deq.mt.qov/public/water-public) and at the following locations: Michele Marsh, P.E. Department of Environmental Quality 1520 East Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 200901 Helena, MT 59620-0901 Tom Cahill, District President Bigfork Water and Sewer District PO Box 1108 Bigfork, MT 59911 Comments on this Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or on the Environmental Assessment (EA) may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality at the above address. Comments must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the publication date of this FONSI in the newspaper. After evaluating comments received, the department will revise the EA or determine if an environmental impact statement is necessary. If no substantive comments are received during the comment period, or if substantive comments are received and evaluated and the environmental impacts are still determined to be non-significant, this FONSI will stand. No administrative action will be taken on the project for at least 30 calendar days after release of the FONSI. Sincerely, /s/Mike Abrahamson Mike Abrahamson, P.E. WPCSRF Section Supervisor Water Quality Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality March 4, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31014 AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the affairs of the Cayuse Prairie School District, Kalispell, Montana, has been conducted by Denning. Downey & Associates. The audit covered the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. Section 2-7-521, MCA requires that this publication concerning the audit report include a statement that the audit report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection at Cayuse Prairie School. Further, Cayuse Prairie School will send a copy of the audit report to any interested person upon request. Sincerely,  /s/Heather D. Mumby Heather D. Mumby Clerk/Business Manager, Cayuse Prairie School March 4, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________