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Toby’s House asks Great Falls to lease small Carter Park parcel for crisis nursery; commissioners tell staff to explore legal path
Summary
Toby’s House Crisis Nursery asked the City Commission for a long-term lease of roughly 10–11,000 square feet inside Carter Park for a larger crisis nursery; donors pledged cash and in-kind support, city staff warned sale/lease of park land triggers appraisal and competitive-disposition rules, and commissioners directed the city manager to work with legal to outline next steps.
Toby’s House Crisis Nursery Executive Director Alicia Ford told the Great Falls City Commission on Aug. 19 that her nonprofit wants to expand from a cramped rental to a new building sited inside Carter Park to increase crisis care, diaper and formula support, and after-hours childcare for working families.
"Children of Great Falls deserve more than a slab of asphalt," Ford said, urging the Commission to consider a pilot partnership that would place the nursery adjacent to other services such as the homeless shelter and the…
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