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New owner of Helena’s Montana Club seeks reassignment of 2025 preservation grant
Summary
The new owner of the Montana Club asked the subcommittee to reassign a previously awarded historic‑preservation grant to him after the building sale; Commerce staff said another 2025 award is being considered for termination and possible reversion to the program.
The subcommittee heard testimony from the new owner of the Montana Club in Helena, who requested legislative approval for reassignment of a 2025 biennium Montana Historic Preservation Grant previously awarded to the former cooperative association.
Ajupaul Panu described plans to restore multiple floors of the Montana Club building, including reopening the Ratzkeller bar, renovating the second‑floor public dining and events space and reviving the sixth‑floor fine‑dining room. Panu told members his family plans to invest about $1.5 million in renovations and that the state grant would contribute to HVAC upgrades and…
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