Articles with the Tag: Ronan mayor

RONAN — The Ronan City Council met on July 26, discussing whether to allow chickens within Ronan City limits.  The animal ordinance of Ronan has disallowed chickens within the city for decades but has become a topic of conversation within the council at recent meetings. Ultimately, the councilm...

RONAN — The Ronan City Council held a meeting on Jan. 25 to discuss upcoming projects and existing concerns for the town. The councilmembers reported their continuing discussion on potential business licenses for the city of Ronan. City Clerk and Treasurer Kaylene Melton compiled examples of busines...

RONAN — The revitalization of Ronan continues to move forward as the Revitalization Committee prepares to hire a planning firm to establish the overall master plan.  At the Dec. 14 city council meeting, Whitney Liegakos of the Revitalization Committee shared that they have completed their draft...

RONAN — At their last meeting on Oct. 26, the Ronan City Council addressed the local animal problem by passing an ordinance that will go into effect 30 days from approval.  Animal Control ordinance number 2022-05 is meant to address local problems with loose, vicious dogs. While an emergency or...

RONAN — During the Ronan Revitalization meeting on May 23, Montana Mainstreet Program representative Taylor Crowl presented the committee and City of Ronan with the option of receiving a $50,000 grant for a downtown master plan for Ronan.  A rare offer, only available when the program has extra...

LAKE COUNTY — Although sales of recreational marijuana become legal in Montana Jan. 1, locals won’t see a deluge of dispensaries selling pot. Instead, suggests Polson City Manager Ed Meece, “we’ll probably see the licenses issued in a constant trickle rather than a flood over 2022.&rd...

RONAN — The question of who will represent Ronan’s Ward 1 ended in another tie vote, this time at last Monday’s City Council meeting, so incumbent Marilynn Tanner decided to step aside.  “I was tired of ties,” she said.  Tanner, a retired schoolteacher and admini...

Longtime Ronan Mayor Kim Aipperspach has two contenders for his job: councilman Chris Adler and Robert Sager (who the Journal didn’t hear back from by deadline).    Incumbent  Kim Aipperspach Background: Moved to Ronan from eastern Montana in eighth grade and has lived here...

LAKE COUNTY — With a June 21 filing deadline fast approaching for municipal elections, there are still ample opportunities to serve in city government up and down the Mission Valley.  In Polson, the question facing the city commission post-election might be: who fills the mayor’s seat if ...

RONAN – A $1,400 per month rent increase may close the book on the Ronan Public Library and leave the town without the service.  “If a rent of this nature were imposed, the library would definitely have to close its doors,” said John Moon, Ronan District library budget board member ...