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Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher met with the Hill County Commission Monday morning to discuss the city’s plans for urban deer management and seek the commission’s support. Kaercher said the plan is still in draft stages at this point, but it has been sent to members of the city council was well as Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and he hasn’t heard any objections to it yet. He said this year’s plan would only apply within city limits, but the county owns adjacent land so he wanted to keep them informed and hoped they would s...
The Havre City Council’s Safety Committee met Monday to discuss asbestos, lead and diesel exhaust concerns in the city of Havre Fire Department and progress on assessing the problems appears to be being made. The various issues at the fire department were the subject of a controversy earlier this month with city council member Josh Miller alleging that the city has known about the issue for some time and not done anything about it, and Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher saying his administration only learned about the issue recently a...
Havre City Council held its most well-attended town hall meeting yet, with more than 40 residents coming to the meeting where local Fish, Wildlife and Parks personnel discussed possibilities for putting together an urban deer management plan. Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said the meeting was both to hear from FWP about possible elements for the plan that could reduce the number of deer in the city, but also to gauge how many resources the public is willing to put into this proble...
Havre City Council’s Safety Committee will meet Monday, May 16, in the Emergency Operations Center Room in the basement of Havre City Hall. The meeting agenda is: 1. Discuss further the textured ceiling in the Fire Department that has broken loose onto surfaces. Initial tests indicate the material contains asbestos fibers. 2. Discuss further the diesel exhaust that is covering the walls in the Fire Department truck quarters, but also infiltrating into the living quarters of the Fire Department and offices of the Havre P...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, May 16, at 6:30 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 three. 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. 3861 — A Resolution of the City of Havre, Montana, to Accept the Determination that an Environmental Assessement is Appropriate for the City of Hav...
A Havre City Council Safety Committee meeting to discuss possible safety hazards in the Havre Fire Department scheduled for Thursday was canceled and rescheduled for May 16 at 9 a.m. at the request of Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher, who said it was improperly noticed at Havre City Hall and in local media. The primary issue the meeting was called to address is lead and asbestos in the fire department’s building that could be dangerous to those working there, an issue Havre City Council Member and Safety Committee Chair Josh M...
Monday 1:30 p.m. — Building Manager meeting in commissioners’ office Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — Transit zoom call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting at the Detention Center 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall Wednesday 10 a.m. — County safety meeting in the Timmons Room 1 p.m. — Montana Association of Counties Property, Casual, Trust renewal meeting in commissioners’ office 2 p.m. — Levee team m...
Two members of the Havre City Council Safety Committee said during a council meeting Monday that they have received reports of safety concerns in the building that houses Havre Fire Department and also with problems with the department's oldest ambulance. Council member Josh Miller presented what the committee has been told about the problems. "We rely on our firefighters and (emergency medical technicians) to take care of all of us in our times of need," he said. "We should...
After Havre City Council held two public hearings, one on proposed rate increases for Havre's water and sewer rates and one on a preliminary engineering report on proposed improvements to Havre's water system, Mayor Doug Kaercher called for a special City Council meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, to vote on resolutions necessary before Havre can apply for funding for the improvements. Kaercher said the resolutions must be passed before the city applies for grants May 19....
The agenda of the Havre City Council meeting Monday, May 2, 2022, in Havre City Hall at 7 p.m. is: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Minutes Committee reports Public Comment on agenda items one through seven. For Items not on this agenda, public comment will be taken at the end of the agenda. Comments offered here are limited to one minute. Public hearing: 2022 water systems improvements preliminary engineering report. Regular agenda: 1. Resolution No. 3858 — A Resolution of the City of Havre, Montana, to Amend W...
From Montana Farmers Union Voters will get a chance to hear from democratic candidates for the Eastern District U.S. House of Representatives seat Thursday in Havre during the second of four debates featuring candidates vying for Montana’s two seats. District 2 democratic candidates Penny Ronning, Mark Sweeney and Skylar Williams will take to the debate stage at 7 p.m. in Montana State University-Northern’s Hensler Auditorium in the Applied Technology Center for the live, public event. After the debate, Hill County Dem...
The Hill County Board of Health held a lengthy discussion Wednesday during its quarterly meeting about reorganizing the board and determining what body would have authority over it, a discussion largely stemming from a law passed by the 2021 Legislature. The bill, pushed due to mandates issued to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, strips health boards of their authority, requiring health proposals from the boards be approved by elected officials in a body overseeing the health board decisions. Hill County...
from Montana Farmers Union Montanans will hear where Republican candidates for one of Montana’s two U.S. House seats stand on the issues during the first of the Congressional Primary Debates at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the Miles City Community College. District 2 Republican candidates Kyle Austin, James Boyette and Charles A. Walking Child will tackle issues related to agriculture and rural communities during the hour-long debate that is co-sponsored by Montana Farmers Union, United States Cattleman’s Association, Mon...
Monday 3 p.m. — Beaver Creek lodge meeting in commissioners’ office 5 p.m. — Mosquito Board meeting at the weed department at 1405 Second St. West Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in commissioners’ office Noon — Council on Aging advisory meeting at the North Central Senior Citizens Center 5:30 p.m. — Great Northern Fair Commission meeting at the Great Northern Fairgrounds Community Center Wednesday 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Noon — Health Board meeting at the Co...
As preparations are under way to hold a second Spring Celebration in Havre's Art Alley, groups behind the project to jazz up the alley are looking for ideas for murals to put on its walls. Downtown Havre Matters! and Hi-Line Arts Council are making the call for suggested murals for the alley. Havre'a Art Alley, which connects Third and Fourth avenues in downtown Havre, has been adorned with lights that zig-zag the length of the alley and will be a focal point for future...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the date of the 2022 Art Alley Spring Celebration. Havre City Council approved several items on unanimous votes Monday including closing streets for the second Art Alley Spring Celebration and hearing a proposal to change U.S. Bank Park on 11th Street West to a veterans memorial park. Council member Josh Miller said the Parks and Recreation Committee heard a proposal to rename the park and build a memorial there. He said the committee was told U.S. Bank was willing to give up the name f...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, April 4, 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 four. 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. Request by Bear Paw Development Corp. on behalf of the Hi-Line Arts Council to close the alley of the 300 Block of Third and Fourth avenues, Fourth Avenue between Second a...
Watch for an update on infrastructure and funding from Havre Public Works in upcoming editions of Havre Daily News. Havre officials said during a town hall meeting Monday that the problem with deer dying in Havre seems to come from eating food from humans. After Pam Harada asked about several reports of deer being found dead in town, Havre Police Chief Gabe Matosich said the officers investigating found that the dead deer were generally in good health, but eating the wrong...
Leadership at the Feed My Sheep Community Soup Kitchen appeared to be in question Monday as the organization’s board held a public forum to gather testimony regarding the direction of the kitchen's operations including the job performance of its new director Evelyn Four Souls, whose possible firing was on the agenda. The board took no action and Four Souls still is the director. The press was allowed to cover the public comment section of the meeting then the board closed the meeting for their discussion and to hear one s...
Dear Editor, Monday, March 7, 2022, I was sworn in as alderman for Ward 1 of Havre’s City Council. I’d like to express my appreciation for all the support I have received. First, thank you to the members of city council who unanimously approved that I fill the open seat for Ward 1. I look forward to working with council members, Mayor Doug Kaercher, department leaders, and the citizens. It is an honor to serve alongside you all. Second, I would like to thank the many members of the public who encouraged me to run, and tho...
The District 4 Human Resources Development Council board of directors and its executive director, during the board’s monthly meeting, Thursday answered some questions and cleared up what they called some misconceptions about a proposal to build a new food bank in Havre. “There’s been a lot of conversations that HRDC has not been involved in, and I wanted to take this opportunity to set the record straight,” HRDC Executive Director Carilla French said. The issue has been a hot topic since Jim Treperinas asked Havre City Co...
Havre City Council welcomed a new member in Josh Miller at their monthly meeting Monday evening, where they voted on a number of resolutions pertaining to local issues. Miller was appointed to the council unanimously, filling the Ward 1 seat left by Kimberly Bolta, who won the seat in late 2021, after she moved out of her ward and became ineligible to hold her seat. After seating Miller the council heard a request by Havre resident Jim Treperinas who once again asked the council to allow him to rezone a property of his on...
Havre City Council members interviewed Joshua Miller Thursday evening, an applicant for their vacant Ward 1 seat, left empty after Kimberly Bolta, elected in 2021, moved out of the ward and could no longer represent the area. Miller said he was born and raised in Havre and he feels he would be a consistent and active leader, engaging with council members effectively to make Havre a better place. "I think I'd be a solid leader representing the folks in Ward 1," he said. "... I...
Havre City Council will meet Monday 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. Election of council person to fill Ward 1 vacancy. 2. Resolution No. 3856 — A Resolution Calling A Public Meeting For The Purpose Of Considering A Municipal Water And Wastewater Sys...
Havre City Council canceled it's second town hall meeting Tuesday due to a lack of attendance. These town halls, the first of which was held last month, were intended to be less-formal gatherings of the Havre City Council to hear from the public about community issues, and for them to provide updates to the community on what the council is doing and why. "We've felt over the years that the city council meetings had become pretty formal and people were a little intimidated by...
