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by Emily Mayer With the end of an incredibly busy summer and life getting back to more-normal patterns, it is with great happiness I resume this column focusing on Havre and Hill County’s history. Studying, researching and writing this column is something I really enjoy doing, both for my own knowledge and education and to share with interested readers. This is something I look forward to doing every week, and I truly missed this precious and meaningful activity. The Hill County Democrat’s Oct. 6, 1921, edition carried and...
Monday — Courthouse closed in observance of Columbus Day holiday. Tuesday — 8:30 a.m. — Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation fire call update in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting at the Hill County Detention Center 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall 3 p.m. — RSID funding/Great West Engineering in commissioners’ office 5 p.m. — District 4 Human Resources Development Council budget and fi...
After months of back-and-forth arguments between the city of Havre and Rural Fire District 1, the Havre City Council unanimously approved a new Fire Suppression Contract with RFD1 and adopted a number of other resolutions and ordinances in their monthly meeting Monday evening. The RFD1 Board approved this contract, which was sent to the city for consideration last month, establishes that the city will provide fire suppression services to the people of Rural Fire District 1 and that the district will appoint someone local to...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Oct. 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 1 through 7. 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. 3848 — A Resolution of the City Council Of The City Of Havre, Montana, Vacating The Alley Located Between Fifth Avenue West And Sixth Avenue West, Block 4, Aus...
Havre City Council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 7, 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 five. 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. Appointment of Beth Williams to the Library Board. 2. Resolution No. 3841 — A Resolution Canceling the Nov. 2, 2021, General Election of Certain Municipal Officers 3. App...
At its second meeting of the month, Havre City Council had a busy night last night, giving its blessing for work to continue on a splash park in Havre, approving the closure of streets for the 41st celebration of Havre Festival Days and confirmed the appointment of Havre Police Patrol Officer Brandon Murnion. At an ordinance committee meeting immediate following the Havre City Council meeting, the committee discussed a proposed ordinance concerning abandoned and boarded up structures, an issue the council has been looking at...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 16, 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 10. 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. 3842 (first reading) — A Resolution Levying And Assessing A Tax To Defray The Cost Of Maintaining Street Lights For The City Of Havre, Montana For The Fis...
Monday Regular business hours Tuesday 8:30 a.m. — DNRC Fire Restriction call in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Meeting meeting at Hill County Detention Center 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall 5 p.m. — District 4 Human Resources Development Council budget and finance meeting at HRDC, 2229 Fifth Ave. Wednesday 10 a.m. — Broadband zoom meeting in commissioners’ office Thursday 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioners’ busi...
Havre City Council Monday night approved authorization to submit a Montana Coal Endowment Program infrastructure planning grant application. The resolution says, “The City of Havre is applying to the Montana Department of Commerce for financial assistance from the Montana Coal Endowment Program to fund a Preliminary Engineering Report for water and sewer projects within the city.” Havre Mayor Tim Solomon referred Havre Daily to Havre Public Works Director Dave Peterson, who...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, Aug. 2, 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 7. 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. Ratification of AFSCME Local 336 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement for July 1, 2021, thru June 30, 2023. 2. Resolution No. 3839 — A Resolution Of Intention To Can...
At a quarterly meeting of the Hill County Board of Health Wednesday, Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Berg said the county has 16 active cases of COVID-19, which she said has gone up quite a bit in the last few weeks, mirroring national and state trends due to the Delta variant. Berg said there are no confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the county yet. “We haven’t had any Delta variants identified through the surveillance testing that Montana is doing for Hill County, yet. That doesn’t mean it’s...
In their weekly business meeting Thursday, the Hill County Commission announced recent local board appointments and resignations, as well as approving a number of budget adjustments and discussing current fire restrictions. The commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Denise Brewer, also a member of Havre’s City Council, to the Hill County Cemetery District Board, as well as a number of reappointments to various local boards. They also announced the resignation of Lex Keller from the Great Northern Fair Board. The c...
Editor’s note: this version corrects that a proposal sent by Rural Fire District 1 to The City of Havre has not been brought before Havre City Council. At a meeting of the Rural Fire District 1 Board Tuesday, the board was granted an extension by Havre Mayor Tim Solomon through the end of July to sign a new fire suppression agreement with the city. Rural Fire District 1 is essentially a ring around Havre in which the Havre Fire Department previously provided fire suppression s...
A front-page story in Wednesday’s edition of Havre Daily News about a Rural Fire District 1 board meeting misreported that a proposal sent by the district to the city has been brought before Havre City Council. It has not....
The Blaine County Commission held a meeting Thursday to discuss possible additional taxation of recreational marijuana in the county, discussion that will likely be taking place in Hill County in the near future as well. Blaine County Commissioner Frank DePriest said this meeting would not end with any action taken but was instead intended to be a conversation between the commission and other county entities about the issue. “This is something we need to take a hard look at,” DePriest said. The implementation of leg...
Monday 10 a.m. — BNSF Havre Erosion Control Repairs 5:30 p.m. — Hill County Park Board meeting in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room Tuesday 10:30 a.m. — Hill County Road Department meeting in commissioners’ office 10:30 am — Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting at the Hill County Detention Center 11 a.m. — Rural Fire District 1 meeting in Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at the City Hall 5 p.m. — District 4 Human Resources and Development Council budget and finance meeting at the...
Havre Mayor Tim Solomon announced at Tuesday night's Havre City Council meeting the termination of the Emergency Declaration set by Resolution No. 3815 April 6, 2020, due to COVID-19. Solomon said COVID-19 numbers are down but if they go back up, the council could implement Havre's state of emergency again. Solomon said making a motion to approve the termination was not required, just that it needed to be announced. The council then approved a resolution affirming active...
During its business meeting Thursday, the Hill County Commission approved the creation of a part-time seasonal Beaver Creek Park deputy warden position for the busy summer months in the park, which cabin owner Lou Hagener said he appreciated. “I think that’s long-overdue to support activities that are going on in the park,” Hagener said. The commission also approved a right-of-way-lease for Mount Royal in the Sweet Grass Hills that site owners in the area would need in order to use the private road to access to Mount Royal...
Havre City Council will meet Tuesday 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 seven. 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. Mayor’s termination of the Emergency Declaration set by Resolution No. 3815 on April 6, 2020. 1. Resolution No. 3837 — A Resolution Affirming Active Participation In The Bear Paw E...
Today marks Havre’s transition from a commission executive form of government to a charter government. The charter proposal passed in the November election with 2,183 votes for and 1,726 against. “What we had before was what they call general government powers and therefore, we can only do what the state allows us to do, and by going to the charter government, then we can do anything we want, as long as it’s not strictly prohibited by the state government,” Havre Finance...
At its monthly meeting Tuesday in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse, the Rural Fire District 1 board approved a new fire suppression agreement for submission to the Havre mayor’s office. Board Chair Steve Jamruszka said during the meeting that he would be submitting the proposed contract immediately following the meeting’s conclusion. Rural Fire District 1 is essentially a ring around Havre in which the Havre Fire Department provides services under the cur...
Havre City Council set fees for ambulance service during its meeting Monday. The minimum fee for ambulance services — basic and advanced life support — will be $700 and $800, respectively. $20 will be charged for each one-fourth hour or part thereof for stand-by time on an ambulance call. In addition to the fees for life support, an additional $13 per loaded mile will be charged for any calls which originate or conclude outside the Havre City limits. For events requiring an...
Editor, On June 5, I watched a dream come true. When I moved back to Montana in 2009, I was running a half marathon every year. To train for them, I did a lot of shorter runs in town, but I dislike running loops, so for the long ones I went out to the Bear Paws and ran the highway. I loved my hours running in the park. The mountains and lakes are so beautiful, and so good for my soul. I wanted to share this experience, and do something good for my town. And I thought: the park to town is almost 26 miles ...We should host a ma...
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 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. Resolution No. 3834 — A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Havre, Montana Adopting The Montana Department Of Labor And Industry Building Permit Fee Schedule. 2. Resolution No....
After a special meeting of the Rural Fire District 1 board Thursday, RFD 1 and the city of Havre are still without an updated fire suppression agreement due to issues concerning code enforcement. Mayor Tim Solomon and Havre Fire Chief Mel Paulson told RFD 1 board chairman Steve Jamruszka the city wants a new contract put in place. Solomon said the new agreement should include wording about code enforcement. Solomon said new buildings put up in the district, basically a...
