Articles with the Tag: Lake County Commissioners
The August 4th Valley Journal published an article related to the collection of irrigation fees by the Lake County Treasurer’s Office. For decades the treasurer has collected those fees and distributed them to the districts upon demand. The Lake County Commissioners are considering ending this service ...
Brandt Stipe stands ankle deep in the cold well water seeping into his new swimming pool from a garden hose. “This is super fun,” pronounces the 8-year-old optimist. “I want it to be fun for you,” replies his grandfather and pool purveyor, former Lake County Commissioner Dave...
LAKE COUNTY – As Flathead Irrigation District Commissioner Janette Rosman read about the Lake County commissioners’ decision to halt irrigation repairs, she was a bit perplexed. She first discovered the changes that impact irrigation water through Facebook. She continued to find more in...
Steve Stanley, who was appointed Lake County’s third commissioner effective Aug. 1, says he’s missed the courthouse since his retirement three years ago. In fact, commissioner Bill Barron joked during his swearing in last Thursday that Stanley’s wife had called him the week after h...
LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Commissioners have put the brakes on further repairs or replacement of structures, including bridges and culverts, that it deems the responsibility of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project. In a letter dated June 8, the commissioners asked Montana Attorney Genera...
Valley Journal The Lake County Commissioners are hosting a retirement party for Commissioner Dave Stipe from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, July 29, in the commissioners’ chambers. The public is invited. Stipe, a Ronan area rancher, has served the commission for more than 16 years, first from 1...
With 1,200 miles of gravel and paved roads, Lake County has more roads to maintain than either of its neighboring counties – Missoula to the south and Flathead to the north – at a fraction of the budget. To help the county road department keep pace with maintenance needs, on May 13 the c...
With a 2-1 vote, the Lake County Commissioners gave a preliminary green light on May 18 to a controversial zoning amendment that would affect more than 4,000 acres within the Upper West Shore zoning district on Flathead Lake. In doing so, the commissioners voted against the recommendation made by the Lake Co...
LAKE COUNTY – A joint meeting of the Lake County Commissioners and Board of Health last Tuesday, March 16, yielded two decisions undoing official actions taken a year ago when COVID-19 caused a two-month shutdown of all but those services and businesses deemed essential. First, the commissione...
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