Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council approves fitness grant commitment, pool fee increases and new liquor-license fee
Summary
Columbia Falls adopted three resolutions: a nonbinding commitment to pursue an $80,000 National Fitness Campaign grant for Pinewood Park (with roughly $95,000 city match and ~$60–65k in installation costs), a binding 2026 pool-fee schedule raising daily passes and swim-lesson fees, and a liquor-license fee increase tied to population-based state formulas; council approved all by roll call.
The Columbia Falls City Council on May 4 approved three resolutions that set local fee policy and pledge support for a park fitness grant.
Staff asked the council to adopt Resolution 19-60, a nonbinding commitment to pursue an $80,000 National Fitness Campaign grant to install a free-to-use fitness area at Pinewood Park. "The $80,000 grant — I believe $60,000 comes from the National Fitness Campaign and $20,000 comes from Montana Blue Cross Blue Shield — is the maximum any…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
