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Representatives from High Plains Architects held the last of their public meetings on Havre’s soon-to-be-completed Downtown Master Plan, where they discussed the contents of the plan and heard comments and questions about the plan. High Plains President Randy Hafer presented the contents of the plan, which is designed to revitalize the downtown area of Havre and has been in development for years. Hafer said at this point the plan is basically done and after the meeting they will take all that is said under advisement for t...
As well as passing a number of yearly levies, Havre City Council voted to adopt this coming year's preliminary budget and set a public hearing for the budget for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said physical copies of the preliminary budget will be available at his office until the hearing, and an online copy can be found attached to this week's council meeting agenda at the city's website. In addition to adopting this budget the city also passed a...
The company drafting a downtown master plan for Havre is meeting in Havre City Hall in the council chambers Tuesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. “Representatives of High Plains Architects will provide an update on their work developing a master plan to revitalize Havre’s downtown,” a release announcing the meeting said. “The community is invited to share their ideas, ask question and provide input to the draft plan. This meeting is critical for any changes or ideas to be considered into the final plan. The meeting is a great opportu...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items one through six. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Resolution No. 3867 — A Resolution By The City Of Havre Allowing A Certain Parking Space On The 300 Block Of Third Street In The City Of Havre, To Be Designated For...
Havre City Council will meet Friday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda item 1. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Ordinance No. 927, second reading — An Ordinance Of The City Council Submitting To The Qualified Electors Of The City Of Havre, Montana, The Question Of Whether Or Not To Amend The Hav...
Monday 9 a.m. — Planner/Sanitarian Budget Review in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — ARPA Projects meeting in the commissioners’ office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC fire update call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall Wednesday 9 a.m. — Hill County RSID 29 & 30 bid tab meeting in the commissioners’ office 2 p.m. — Hill County levee team meeting — Zoom call — in commissioners’ office 6:30 p.m. — District 4 Human Resources and Developme...
The Havre City Council voted on a number of routine ordinances, resolutions and requests Monday before addressing the concerns of a city resident regarding her desire to use her home as an Airbnb. The council approved a request by the Heil family to close Third Street between Second and Fourth avenues within city limits Sept. 16 for this year’s Steve Heil Memorial Car Show, part of Havre Festival Days. Council member Andrew Brekke, who ran the meeting in the absence of Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher who was not feeling well, said...
At a special meeting Friday evening the Havre City Council unanimously voted for an ordinance, on first reading, to put a question on the 2022 general election ballot asking voters if Havre should change to a council-manager form of government. Under this form of government most of the responsibilities of Havre’s mayor would be taken over by a city manager who is hired by the city council, a manager who would handle the day-to-day operations of city government while the council handles policy making. The council has held a n...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 6. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. ORDINANCE No. 926, second reading — An Ordinance Amending Title 6, Chapter 1, Section 1, Weapons, of the Havre City Code. 2. Resolution No. 3866 — A Resolution Authorizing the F...
Havre City Council is holding the first of two meetings Friday to allow it to put on November’s ballot the proposal for Havre to switch to a council-manager form of government. In the email sending the agenda for Friday’s meeting, Mayor Doug Kaercher said that in order to put the proposal on the ballot, the city council must vote on the proposal twice before filing it with the clerk and recorder before the Aug. 15 deadline, so meetings will be held for that purpose Friday and Aug. 12. The regular city council meeting sti...
Havre City Council will meet Friday, July 29, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda item 1. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Ordinance No. 927, First Reading — An Ordinance Of The City Council Submitting To The Qualified Electors Of The City Of Havre, Montana, The Question Of Whether Or Not To Amend The Havre Ci...
The Havre City Council Water and Sewer Committee met Thursday, primarily to discuss a number of concerns brought to them by local business owner Cody Miles. While most of the meeting was spent addressing Miles’ concerns, another member of the public, who did not give his name, talked about a recent rise in city water rates, which he said is really difficult for him because he’s on a fixed income. Committee member Sarah McKinney said she understands his concern as well as that of others on fixed incomes who are always hit the...
Havre City Council’s Safety Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, at 1:30 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center in the basement of City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Attendance: Please sign-in on attendance sheet. 2022’s Safety Committee Members from the council: Josh Miller (Chair), Denise Brewer 1. Training updates: Each department lead, or designee, that is present will provide a brief update on safety related training that has been completed since the last safety meeting. Safety training tha...
After hearing some argument over the subject from some members of the public, the Havre City Council approved a final draft of an Urban Deer Management Plan aimed at reducing the population of the animals within the city and reducing human-deer conflict. City officials have been discussing ways to deal with the increasingly large and problematic deer population in the city for the past few months, and local frustration over the issue has been brewing for the past few years....
Havre City Council’s Water and Sewer Committee will hold a meeting Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Havre City Hall to hold a discussion on City of Havre water. The meeting is scheduled to be held in the back meeting room in City Hall, to be moved downstairs to the Emergency Operations Center room if too many people attend to fit in the meeting room. The city is looking at upgrades to its treatment plants and is proposing an increase to the city water and sewer rates which Mayor Doug Kaercher said during a May 2 meeting would a...
The Water and Sewer Committee of Havre’s City Council will meet at 4:30 p.m. in the back meeting room at Havre City Hall to discuss City of Havre water....
Havre City Council will meet Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items 1 through 11. For items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments here are limited to one minute. Regular agenda — 1. Ordinance No. 923, Second Reading —An Ordinance Amending Title 11, Chapter 1, Section 10 Of The Havre City Code To Add Section 19 Of The Havre City Code To Modify The...
After days of confusion regarding the Havre Fire Department's future leadership, former Assistant Havre Fire Chief Nathan Courtnage confirmed Monday morning that he has been named the new Havre fire chief. A release from Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher Monday morning said Courtnage, a 17-year veteran of the department and a three-year assistant chief, will act as the interim fire chief until the Havre City Council approves his appointment at their monthly meeting July 5. "The City...
Montana State University's Local Government Center Director Dan Clark spoke at a town hall Monday about the possibility of the City of Havre moving to a commission-city manager form of government, which he spoke of positively for the most part. The audience that evening was primarily made up of city officials, including council members who asked questions about this form of government and how best to educate the public about the change and what it would entail. Only a few...
I want to address Ordinance No. 925 where the ordinance states that “snowmobiles, boats, or other recreational vehicles and campers, camper trailers, or motor homes must be parked in a rear yard unless the rear yard is inaccessible … .” The ordinance also goes on to limit how close it can be to buildings on your own property, among other restrictions. I’m all for getting our streets cleaned up and enforcing parking rules, keeping in mind the needs of contractors who require trailers at a job site of course (which we can do...
A story on the front page of Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about Monday’s Havre City Council meeting misreported the fees at the bulk water station in Havre. The rates are $1 per 100 gallons of water....
In addition to taking a number of public comments, Havre City Council passed ordinances on first reading regarding on- and off-street parking of trailers and recreational vehicles in the city. The first ordinance prohibits trailers from being parked on city streets for more than 72 hours in any seven-day period. City Council Member Andrew Brekke said the previous ordinance only specified that trailers can’t be parked on the street in the same spot for longer than 48 hours without being moved. Brekke said this led to people j...
See a full story in Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News. In addition to taking a number of public comments, Havre City Council passed ordinances Monday on first reading regarding on- and off-street parking of trailers and recreational vehicles in the city. The first ordinance prohibits trailers from being parked on city streets for more than 72 hours in any seven-day period. City Council Member Andrew Brekke said the previous ordinance only specified that trailers can’t be parked on the street for longer than 48 hou...
Things were hopping in Havre over the weekend with a slew of events coming together to make a wealth of activities in which people could participate, and event organizers seem pleased with the results. Saturday morning started with the Second Annual Bear Paw Marathon - see full results on Monday's sports page, B1 - and the annual North Central Hangar Association Air Fair 2022 fly-in breakfast at the Havre City-County Airport and and included Living History events at Fort...
Steve Chvilicek of Havre, running in this year's Republican Primary for Montana Senate District 14, spoke at a meeting of North Central Pachyderms Friday and touted his merits as a candidate. Chvilicek talked about his life growing up on a family farm north of Hingham, learning the value of competition and hard work which he described as one of the greatest gifts his parents bestowed on him. He said he started mowing lawns in sixth grade, a business which would be the...
