Commissioners approve sale of urban renewal bonds
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POLSON — At their Aug. 5 meeting, the Polson city commissioners approved Resolution No. 1046, authorizing the issuance and sale of $800,000 worth of urban renewal bonds at 2.987 percent interest yearly for 12 years. The bonds will finance the new city dock and the path connecting Riverside Park and Sacajawea Parks.
After thanking the local consortium of banks and City Treasurer Cindy Dooley, Polson Redevelopment Agency President Ken Avison said, “I’m wearing my pirate tie and feel kind of like a pirate, getting away with under three percent on the table.”
In other business, Interim Polson City Manager Karen Sargeant said that curbs and gutters are being poured on the Skyline Drive project and the bike path railing is going up. A storm water drain test will take place this week. The project’s completion date is late September with an opening in early October.
In the search for a new city manager, Prothman, the northwest based consulting firm that is handling recruitment, has received 31 applications and will check references and qualifications, according to Sargeant. Then, via an Aug. 20 teleconference, the city commissioners will select finalist with a meet and greet scheduled at the Polson Bay Golf Course restaurant. The commissioners also renewed Sargeant’s acting city manager agreement until a new manager is hired.
At a local level, interviews have taken place for assistant planning department clerk and will be narrowed down to the top three applicants this week.
Sargeant also added that the Main Street concrete warranty work has been completed but LHC Concrete from Kalispell needs to complete the concrete crack and curb chip repair.
Proponents of an ice rink for Polson continue meeting and Sargeant said no tax money was involved in the plans, but the committee would like to build an outdoor refrigerated rink for hockey, skating and curling or perhaps a year-round facility, a place for roller skating and roller derby in the off-season.
Sargeant also thanked Parks Superintendent Mike Johnson, who worked with dragon boat enthusiasts to park the dragon boats and then launch them. They held mock races on Flathead Lake and the Flathead River on July 21.
The commissioners approved the closure of Salish Kootenai Pend’Oreille Loop from 3 p.m. on Aug. 16 to midnight on Aug. 17 for the Third Annual Flathead Lake Blue Festival. They also waived the noise level requirement.
After discussion, the commission voted for a mail-in ballot for the municipal elections in November.
The city commission’s next meeting will be held on Aug. 19 at 7 p.m.
