Legals September 20, 2017
No. 2389 CITY OF WHITEFISH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its regular meeting to be held October 2, 2017, at 7:10 p.m. in the Whitefish City Council Chambers at 418 East Second Street, the Whitefish City Council will consider establishing an administrative processing fee for special events permits. Any taxpayer or resident may appear at the public meeting and be heard for or against establishment of the administrative processing fee. Written comments for or against the establishment of the administrative processing fee may be submitted to the City Clerk, P.O. Box 158, 418 East Second Street, Whitefish, Montana 59937 or by e-mail at mhowke@cityofwhitefish.org. For further information contact the Whitefish City Attorney at 406-863-2444 or ajacobs@cityofwhitefish.org. October 20, 27, 2017 MNAXLP
No. 2388 Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for the Whitefish Municipal General Election to be held on November 7, 2017 will close at 5:00 p.m., on October 10, 2017. Persons who wish to register and who are not presently registered may do so by visiting our website http://flathead.mt.gov/election, requesting a form for registration by mail or by appearing at the county election office. If you have moved, please update your registration information by filling out a new voter registration card and submitting it to the county election office. ELECTION OFFICE AND MAILING ADDRESS: 40 11th St West, Suite 230, Kalispell, MT 59901 VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: http://flathead.mt.gov/election NOTE: If you miss this regular registration deadline, you may still register for the election by showing up at the county election office, up to and including on Election Day. Between noon and 5:00 p.m. on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration card, but you will need to return to the local election office on Election Day to pick up a Certificate of Late Registration and return to the school office to vote a ballot. All active and inactive**electors of City of Whitefish are entitled to vote at said election. **Ballots will be automatically mailed to Active Electors only. If you are a registered voter and do not receive a ballot, contact the county election office to update your information as necessary and receive a ballot. If you have any questions, please contact the Election Department at 758-5535. DATED this 6th h day of September, 2017. Debbie Pierson Flathead County Election Administrator By: /s/Monica R. Eisenzimer Election Manager September 20, 27, October 4, 2017 MNAXLP
No. 2386 NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of School District No. 44 (Whitefish), Flathead County (the "District"), that pursuant to a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the Board on June 13, 2017, a special election of the registered voters of the District will be held by mail ballot election on October 3, 2017 for the purpose of voting on the question of whether the Board may sell and issue general obligation school building bonds of the District in one or more series in the total principal amount of up to Twenty-Six Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($26,500,000.00), for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of designing, constructing, improving, equipping, and furnishing a new elementary school on existing District property located at East 7th Street and Pine Avenue in Whitefish, to include site work required for roads, parking and playgrounds; demolishing the 1960s portion of Muldown School and related renovations to the portions of Muldown School to be preserved; related improvements; and paying costs associated with the sale and issuance of the bonds. Each series of the bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates to be determined at the time of sale and be payable semiannually during a term of not more than twenty (20) years. The election will be conducted by the District solely by mail ballot. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible registered voters in the District on September 15, 2017, and must be returned by each voter, by mail or in person to the District Clerk, Whitefish Public Schools, 600 East Second Street, Whitefish, Montana 59937, and if in person, during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), weekdays (exclusive of holidays), September 18, 2017 through October 2, 2017, or as described in the following paragraph. On Election Day, October 3, 2017, the only place for deposit of voted ballots will be the District Clerk's Office, Whitefish Public Schools, 600 East Second Street, Whitefish, Montana, which will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and all ballots must be in the District Clerk's Office by 8:00 p.m. in order to be counted. All ballots will be counted on October 3, 2017, in accordance with Montana law with the results, if known, expected to be released after 8:00 p.m. on that day. A qualified voter who will be absent from the District during the time the election is being conducted may: (a) vote in person in the office of the District Clerk as soon as the ballots are available and until noon on September 14, 2017; or (b) make a written request prior to noon on September 14, 2017, signed by the applicant and addressed to the office of the District Clerk requesting the ballot be mailed to an address other than that which appears on the registration records. All ballots to be mailed will be mailed no later than September 15, 2017. An elector may obtain a replacement ballot if his ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the elector by personally appearing at the office of the District Clerk and by: (a) signing an affidavit form stating the reason for the request for replacement; and (b) if the reason given for replacement is "spoiled ballot," by returning the spoiled ballot to the office of the District Clerk. Ballots may be returned in person at the place of deposit listed above, or returned by mail. If returning by mail, please use the then-prevailing first-class-postage price or one Forever Stamp. Postmark date does not apply; ballots returned by mail must be received by the 8:00 p.m. Election Day deadline to be counted. Please note, all electors, as defined in MCA 20-20-301, are those who reside within the District and are registered to vote by the close of registration on September 5, 2017. For electors who miss the close of registration deadline, late registration is available through the office of the County Election Administrator until noon on October 2, 2017, and will resume on Election Day, October 3, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. DATED this 13th day of June, 2017. Danelle Reisch District Clerk September 6, 13, 20, 2017 MNAXLP