Kalispell resident urges city action after nights of loud burnouts, alleged drug activity at city-owned parking lot

A Kalispell resident told the City Council on April 7 that hundreds of neighbors are suffering repeated late‑night disturbances at a city‑owned parking lot at the end of 1700 First Avenue West, calling the site a “hot spot” for loud vehicle burnouts, racing engines, trash, and what the speaker described as gang‑type behavior.

Dale Boles delivered the public comment and said residents across the street — including families with young children — are frequently awakened after 11 p.m. by revving engines, bright headlights and tire burnouts. He said Kalispell police have increased patrols but enforcement is limited because officers must observe a crime to make an arrest and identification of specific vehicles is difficult when groups disperse.

Boles offered several near‑term remedies: revise signage to shorten the posted curfew from 11 p.m. to 9 p.m., and install control posts…