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Commissioners approve routine plats, procurement, donations and a fire-district annexation
Summary
At the Oct. 30 meeting the board approved a set of routine consent and action items — including a surplus sale, two plats, a preliminary plat extension, revocation of agricultural covenants, awarding an RFP for emergency vehicle equipment, a $5,000 Meals on Wheels donation, a Montana 250 grant application for the fairgrounds, and annexation into West Valley Rural Fire District — and tabled a school‑district lease agreement.
The Flathead County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 30 approved a group of routine agenda items and took the following actions.
Key votes and outcomes
- Sale of surplus equipment: The board confirmed the sale of two Martin Yale letter openers to Wheatland County for $100 each; the sale completes an earlier intent-to-sell resolution.
- Final plat: Commissioners approved the final plat for Fisher Ridge (FP 2521) at 150 Coram Stage, creating two residential lots; staff said the plat meets all 18 conditions and no subdivision improvement agreement was required.
- Preliminary plat extension: The board granted a two‑year extension for Larson's Acres (amended Lot 11, Block 1) after staff reported most infrastructure work is complete.
- Revocation of agricultural covenants: The board consented to revoke agricultural covenants on a parcel owned by the Bigfork Fire District at 925 Chapman Hill Road.
- RFP award: County staff reported three proposals for emergency vehicle equipment and recommended JT Creations (highest scored); the board voted to award the RFP to JT Creations.
- Grant authorization: The board authorized staff to submit a Montana 250 grant application for the fairgrounds (requesting up to $50,000) to support America250-themed rodeo programming and indigenous partnerships.
- Donation acceptance: The board accepted a $5,000 donation from the Kalispell Rotary Community Foundation for the Meals on Wheels program.
- School-district lease: A proposed agricultural land lease with Flathead County School District 5 was tabled because the district had not finalized requested changes.
- Quarterly investment report: Treasurer Adele Krantz presented the quarterly report; STIP averaged 4.44% in September, monthly interest distributions and delinquent tax totals were discussed (delinquency ≈ $2,740,000; 1.13%).
- Annexation: The board approved resolution 2649 annexing a small strip of property into the West Valley Rural Fire District after county staff and the fire district expressed support; no members of the public spoke on the annexation.
Procedural notes: Most motions were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Where staff provided numerical details, the transcript records the figures as presented by staff; commissioners asked clarifying questions but took no further action beyond approval at this meeting.
