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Residents say open-house notice for land-use meetings was hard to find

Columbia Falls City Council · April 20, 2026
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Summary

Two residents told the council they could not find time or links for upcoming virtual open houses on the city website or calendar and urged better advance notice; staff responded that the April 21 session was on the project calendar at 5 p.m. and that outreach will continue.

During public comment, a resident who identified herself as Shirley told the council she had been unable to find notice of an April 21 virtual open house about the land use process and that the time had not appeared in email notifications or on the city or planning commission agendas. "I really doubt that the public knows anything about that and especially the time for that meeting," she said, adding she…

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