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Glacier County commissioners schedule public meetings for Browning library, discuss records digitization and road request
Summary
At the April 14, 2026 Glacier County commissioners meeting in Browning, commissioners announced the first of two required public meetings on the Browning library project, discussed digitizing county records (possible costs and revenue), heard a request to upgrade Radar Road, and adjourned.
Glacier County commissioners met in Browning on April 14, 2026, where they announced the first of two required public meetings concerning the Browning library project, discussed county records digitization options and potential revenue from digitized records, heard a resident's road upgrade request, and adjourned.
The meeting opened at 9:00 a.m. and began with routine items including the Pledge of Allegiance. The Chair asked for approval of the agenda; a commissioner moved to approve and another seconded the motion. Commissioners discussed there was no new business on the agenda but that they would host two public meetings on the library project and invited the public to attend the first session later that day, with a noon lunch and a 12:30 p.m. public meeting planned.
On county records, the Clerk and Recorder said she wanted county records digitized and noted potential revenue if records were made available online: "If they were online, actually, I would have some revenue coming in," the Clerk said. She referenced a prior presentation by Peter Fox and an organization named "Arc of Search" as possible vendors for digitization and storage, and said the vendor "houses the records, and it's secured by Department of Defense," as described in the meeting. Commissioners discussed that multiple departments might share costs to make digitization affordable.
A commissioner reported a call from a resident, Wayne Smith, who asked about creating and upgrading Radar Road north of an unspecified point; the discussion flagged a local road maintenance concern for follow-up rather than producing a decision at the meeting.
The Chair also said the board would meet soon to review the county audit and reminded attendees that audit exit reviews are public and available online. With no members of the public present to comment, the Chair set the next meeting for Monday, April 20, 2026. A commissioner moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded and the meeting ended shortly after 9:06 a.m.
The meeting record contained no roll-call vote tally for the agenda approval; the adjournment motion passed on a voice "Aye."
