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City Council and committee agendas also are posted on the City of Havre website at https://ci.havre.mt.us and posted on the bulletin board in City Hall. Havre City Council’s Streets and Sidewalks Committee will meet Monday, June 17, 2024, at 6 p. m. In Havre City Hall. The meeting agenda is: 1. Montana Department of Transportation, an ordinance regulating food truck vendors setting up along streets and sidewalks on highway rights-of-way 2. Special improvement districts 3. Sidewalk snow removal...
Watch for more on this in upcoming editions of Havre Weekly Chronicle. Havre City Council heard at its meeting Monday a recap of the incidents and actions before and during the six-week boil advisory the city was under until it was downgraded last week, and answered some questions from the audience of more than 30 people at the meeting. Havre Public Works Director Trevor Mork gave an update Monday, and said that information about the advisory, actions taken and actions planned is available for review at Havre City Hall. The...
Editor’s note: The city is unable to provide the full agenda in time for Havre Weekly Chronicle’s printing deadline for the print edition. The agenda also is posted on the city website at https://www.ci.havre.mt.us/council-agenda and is posted in Havre City Hall. Havre City Council will meet at 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 age...
Editor’s note: The information in this article was received by Havre Weekly Chronicle after the printing deadline to put in this week’s May 30 print edition. Watch for more on this in the June 6 edition. The boil water advisory for Havre put in place April 19 was downgraded to a health advisory Wednesday. The notice from the city government issued Wednesday says the health advisory is precautionary. The city is continuing to complete the distribution system flushing and upgrading treatment operations and data collection, and...
The city of Havre was unable to get the next City Council meeting agenda to Havre Weekly Chronicle in time to be published in this print edition. The full agenda will be posted at City Hall Thursday, May 30, 2024, as well as online at https://www.ci.havre.mt.us/council-agenda and will be posted at www.havredailynews.com Havre City Council will meet Monday, June 3, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda includes: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Roll call Minutes Committee reports Public comment on agenda items. For...
Editor's note: Part of this story was previous published on the Havre Weekly Chronicle webpage. In a shorter and smaller- but still often contentious - than the May 6 Havre City Council meeting, during a town hall Monday about the Havre boil water advisory, the council heard an update on the timeline and background of the boil advisory, comments from the public and an announcement that the city is in the process of distributing some free bottled water. The presence of active...
In a slightly shorter - but still often contentious - meeting about Havre's boil advisory, Havre City Council heard an update on the timeline and background of the boil advisory, comments from the public and an announcement that the city is in the process of distributing some free bottled water. The presence of active Giardia, a microscopic parasite that can cause illness, has not been confirmed in Havre's water supply but because three cases of Giardiasis were confirmed in...
At a Hill County Commission business meeting last Thursday, a Havre City Council member said issues arising from the water boil advisory, and restrictions on businesses due to that advisory, have shown a need for greater communication between the local public entities and with the public. That will likely be one of the topics at a special City Council meeting Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in Havre City Hall when the council reviews the issue and issues raised at the May 6 meeting. After some issues arose with the water treatment...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, May 20, 2024, 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. Update on water advisory Council initiatives Public comment on non-agenda items — Limited to any public matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council not on this agenda. Com...
Havre City Council held a lengthy discussion to an over-flow capacity crowd at its meeting Monday about the boil advisory in place in the city. At the end of the meeting, following a presentation by a worker at the water plant that met with extended applause, the council scheduled another meeting Monday, May 20, to debrief over what was said at this week"'s meeting and what answers had been found to questions people asked this week. Havre Department of Public Works Director Tr...
The Hill County health officer gave an explanation on why businesses and residents are being treated differently on the issue of water usage in Havre and gave some explanations and updates on the issue during the Hill County Commission business meeting Thursday. Health Officer Kim Berg, who also is the director of the Hill County Health Department, said businesses can't use the water to provide to customers because that is the state law. "If an establishment is on public or...
Members of the Havre City Council announced they will be distributing free cases of water to community members in need at four locations, one each for one of the City Wards, Saturday, May 11 from 9-10 a.m. The release about the distribution said water for distribution for Ward 1 will be at Memorial Park, for Ward 2 will be at Optimist Park, for Ward 3 will be at Deaconess Park and for Ward 4 will be at Pepin Park. Cases will be limited by availability. "All are welcome to...
Press release The Hi-Line Arts Council has announced the organization’s annual “Art Alley Spring Celebration” event, scheduled for Saturday, May 11,h from 3-7 p.m. to 7 p.m The event, as in past years, will highlight the role of art in Havre and on the Hi-Line and will be a festive, family-friendly celebration in downtown Havre. The Art Alley is located between Second and Third Streets and Third and Fourth Avenues. The east entrance of the alley begins between Helmbrecht Studio and Crawford Distillery. The Havre City Council...
Monday, May 13, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner working session in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — Building manager meeting in the Commission Office Tuesday, May 14, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 10:30 a.m. — Local Emergency Planning Committee monthly meeting in the City Hall Emergency Operations Center in the basement 1:30 p.m. — 911 Meeting at City Hall Wednesday, May 15, 2024 9 a.m. — County officials meeting in the Commission Office The public may participate in the Hill County Comm...
Filed 11:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2024. On the fourth item of the agenda for Havre City Council's meeting tonight, the council, mayor and city officials had close to three hours of comments, questions, criticism and some support on the water boil advisory issued in April. A health advisory was issued in February when a high level of unidentified sediment came into the plant from the Milk River. April 19, after consultation with county, state and federal agencies following a...
Editor's note: Due to an early printing deadline requirement this week, the full Havre City Council agenda was not ready in time to be included in Thursday's print edition of Havre Weekly Chronicle. The full agenda is posted each week on the city website at https://www.ci.havre.mt.us/council-agenda and a printed edition is posted on the bulletin board in the front of City Hall. Havre City Council will meet Monday, May 6, 2024, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting agenda is:...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, May 6, 2024 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. 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 — Due to Havre Weekly Chronicle printing deadlines, the full agenda was not available for print. Full agenda will be posted at City Hall Thursday, May 2, 2024, as well as online at h...
The Havre city government has agreed to team up with a group trying to revitalize downtown Havre to look into a way to fund improvements. At the city council meeting last week, Mayor Doug Kaercher set up Downtown Havre Matters! working with the Council's Finance Committee to look into creating a tax increment finance district. Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss, representing Downtown Havre Matters!, told the committee that Havre has never created one of these districts, commonly called TIFDs, but they...
Havre City Council has approved applying for a grant to help some people in south Havre to find out what it would cost to rehabilitate their neighborhoods. The council unanimously approved at its last meeting applying for a Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Renewable Resources Grant, and to provide any required matching funds, to pay for a preliminary engineering report on what is required to repair streets, curbs and gutters and water infrastructure in...
Monday, April 8, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Commissioner’s working session in the Commission Office Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:30 a.m. — Road department meeting in the Commission Office 1:30 p.m. — 911 meeting at Havre City Hall Wednesday, April 10, 2024 9:30 a.m. — Meeting in the Commission Office with Auditor Kathy Olson about Verizon Wireless billing Thursday, April 11, 2024 10 a.m. — Weekly commissioner business meeting in the Commission Office. The public may participate in the Hill County Commission weekly business meeting via...
In a front-page story Tuesday about Monday’s City Council meeting, and in previous stories, Havre Daily News misspelled the name of Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shelli Sayers....
Editor’s note: This version corrects the spelling of the name of Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shelli Sayers. Havre City Council at its meeting Monday approved shifting funds to repair the city Bulk Water Station and to close roads in the city limits fo the upcoming Annual Art Alley Celebration and Bear Paw Marathon. The council also approved applying for a grant to plan for a potential special improvement district to fix roads, curbs and gutter, water a...
Havre City Council will meet Monday, April 1, 2024, 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 eight. 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 929 (Second reading) — An Ordinance Amending Title 11, Chapter 1, Section 2 Residential — One Family (Class A) District, Title 11, Chapter 1, Secti...
Havre City Council holding a public hearing Monday about House Bill 355, passed by the 2023 Legislature and signed into law, that provides money to local infrastructure projects. The bill provides $20 million to provide grants for incorporated cities and towns to use to maintain or repair existing local government infrastructure, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment systems, fire suppression systems if independent of the drinking water systems, streets, roads, bridges, landfills, street lights, airports,...
Havre City Council approved Monday an ordinance adopting Title 4, Chapter 5 to create new business registration requirements was passed. In an interview Friday, Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher said the city used to require businesses to be licensed by them in order to operate, but the recurring fees associated with that license were perceived by many as "being double taxed," so the city council got rid of the requirement. The ordinance does not bring back the licensing, but is a...
