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Council schedules public hearing on $200,000 Phoenix Building grant after public allegations of past misuse
Summary
Commissioners voted to hold a public hearing and place the $200,000 Phoenix Building redevelopment grant as unanticipated revenue after public criticism alleging past financial misconduct; county staff said the funds come from the Montana Main Street program, not federal CDBG funds.
The Butte Silver Bow Council of Commissioners voted unanimously on Dec. 22 to hold a public hearing on a $200,000 redevelopment grant for the Phoenix Building and to place the funding as unanticipated revenue in the 2025–26 budget.
At a public-comment session before the vote, James Kephart urged commissioners not to award money to the Phoenix Building or to NAN, saying the project is a “gigantic, multilayered fraud scheme” and alleging missing audits and improper accounting dating back…
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