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Articles with the Tag: Ronan City Council

Ronan finalizes settlement

RONAN  – The Ronan City Council voted to take money from its storm water account to pay a settlement with PaveCo Contracting and Utilities of Kalispell last week. The $32,500 final payment was for work that was done a couple of years ago on a walking path project that begins near Les Schwab. Th...

Ronan settles with PaveCo Contracting and Utilities

RONAN — Ronan City Council voted to settle a payment dispute with PaveCo Contracting and Utilities of Kalispell at a Feb. 18 council meeting.  The payment dispute resulted from the construction of a walking path a couple of years ago that begins near Les Schwab, Mayor Kim Aipperspach said in an...

Mitchell hired as Ronan police chief Mitchell hired as Ronan police chief

RONAN – After eight months of scrutiny and the resignation of two police chiefs, the Ronan City Council hired John Mitchell to lead its police department on Jan. 21 and created more stringent health and residency requirements for future officers. “We’ve been dealing with this since June ...

Future of Highway 93 alignment through Ronan unclear

RONAN – A preliminary evaluation by the Federal Highways Administration determined impacts to Bockman Park created by the current proposed alignment of a Highway 93 expansion project are not great enough to trigger “constructive use” rules that would allow for mitigation or realignment. ...

Board advocates concerns about highway expansion Board advocates concerns about highway expansion

RONAN – State and federal highway officials often point out the millions of dollars in road improvements the city of Ronan will receive if a highway expansion project begins as scheduled in 2018. The federal government will foot the bill for almost all of the $40 million expansion that will expand High...

Multiple incidents land Ronan police chief in hot seat  Multiple incidents land Ronan police chief in hot seat

RONAN – After serving 10 weeks as chief of police, Valent Maxwell endured an extensive and aggressive round of questioning about his job performance from the Ronan City Council on Jan. 7. Councilman Chris Adler aired a laundry list of concerns that ranged from Maxwell being non-responsive to emergency ...

O’Rourke Mullins listed to become Ronan city attorney

RONAN —The City of Ronan was expected to hire a third city attorney in less than a year’s time at a Monday council meeting.  Ronan attorney Kathleen O’Rourke Mullins was listed for hire on the town’s agenda as of press time.  Mayor Kim Aipperspach said the city’s...

New fees for public records approved by Ronan council

RONAN – The price of accessing public information from the City of Ronan increased substantially last week, as the city council approved a resolution that sets new fees for documents and services.  Under the new resolution, the city will charge $35 per hour to search and make copies for records...

Highway 93 expansion may hinge on Ronan vote Highway 93 expansion may hinge on Ronan vote

RONAN — The future of a $40 million Highway 93 expansion project slated for construction in 2018 could hinge on the January decisions of the Ronan City Council.  During a meeting held last Wednesday between design engineers, the Montana Department of Transportation and the City of Ronan, Ronan ...

Incumbent Romero voted onto Ronan City Council

RONAN — The voters of Ronan were evenly torn between city council candidates Roger Romero and Tracy Morigeau Frank in the Nov. 5 election but the city council charged with breaking the tie voted almost unanimously in favor of incumbent Romero at its Nov. 18 meeting.  Councilmembers Chris Adler,...


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