Legals for August, 14 2024

NO. 2768 CITY OF WHITEFISH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS The Whitefish City Council has completed the City’s preliminary budget for fiscal year 2025, its proposed final budget for fiscal year 2025, the appropriations, tax levy and assessments, and possible budget amendments for fiscal year 2024, which have been placed on file and are open to inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at 418 E. 2nd Street. At the regular meeting of the Whitefish City Council to be held on Monday, August 19, 2024, at 7:10 p.m. in the Whitefish City Council Chambers, 418 E. 2nd Street, the City Council will hold a public hearing for the purposes of receiving public input and approving a final budget, making appropriations, fixing the tax levy and assessments, and approving possible budget amendments for fiscal year 2024 for the following: 1) amendments to the annual budget for fiscal year 2024; 2) approve a final budget for fiscal year 2025; 3) levy and assess property taxes, including the Permissive Medical Levy; 4) levy and assess Street Maintenance District No. 1 within the City; 5) levy and assess Special Improvement Lighting Districts No. 1 and No. 4 within the City; 6) levy and assess Parkland and Greenway Maintenance District No. 1 within the City; 7) levy and assess Stormwater Improvement and Maintenance District No. 1 within the City; 8) levy and assess Special Improvement District No. 166 (JP Road); 9) levy and assess Special Improvement District No. 167 (Downtown Parking Structure); 10) levy and assess for weed control and/or removal of snow, ice and other impediments; and 11) levy and assess for collection of certain delinquent utility service charges. The City’s certified taxable value is projected to increase 2.5% with the final value provided by the Montana Department of Revenue on August 5, 2024. Based on preliminary estimates, the City intends to increase its general levy by 7.75 mills, of which 2.75 mills is due to the lower amount of additional property tax relief from resort tax as collections during fiscal year were inline with the budget. The increase in mills provides an increase in revenue from property taxation of about 19.71%, or $722,121, based on preliminary projections, to cover increasing costs and reduced additional property tax relief. All maintenance assessments will be assessed at the same rate as the prior year. All concerned persons are invited to attend the public hearing on all of the matters as described above. A decision on approving the budget, taxes, assessments, and possible fiscal year 2024 budget amendments will be made after considering comments at this public hearing. Individuals, any taxpayer, or resident may appear or submit written testimony at the hearings and be heard for or against any part of the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget amendments, final budget for fiscal year 2025, appropriations, tax levy, and assessments. Written comments may be delivered or mailed to Michelle Howke, City Clerk, 418 E. 2nd Street, PO Box 158, Whitefish, MT 59937, or emailed to mhowke@cityofwhitefish.org, by 4:00 pm on Monday, August 19, 2024. Additional information regarding the proposed amendments, the final budget, property tax levy, and assessments may be obtained by contacting Dana Smith, City Manager, 406-863-2406, or visiting the City’s website, www.cityofwhitefish.org. August 7, 14, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 2770 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND LOCATION OF Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Restaurant Beer and Wine License CHALET LICENSE LLC (EVA NOONE 100.00%, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Restaurant Beer and Wine License No. 07-937-2528-401 to be operated at MAMA EV’S PIZZERIA, 6430 Us Highway 93 S, Whitefish, Flathead County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location Flathead County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor’s full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number 07-937-2528-401 and the applicant’s name CHALET LICENSE LLC; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor’s signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant’s qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before September 5th, 2024. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Whitefish. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing’s time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester’s hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester’s letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Andrew Erickson, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-4332 or Andrew.Erickson2@mt.gov. August 14, 21, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 2771 WHITEFISH CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The regular meeting of the Whitefish City Council will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 7:10 pm. During the meeting, the Council will hold a public hearing on the item listed below. City Council meetings are held in the Whitefish City Council Chambers, Whitefish, Montana. 1. A request by the City of Whitefish to amend the voluntary Legacy Homes Program cash-in-lieu of deed restricted units fee as follows: Fee Legacy Homes Program Cash-in-lieu per Unit Current $294,349 Proposed $375,443 Documents pertaining to these agenda items are available for review at City Hall, 418 E 2nd Street, during regular business hours. Inquiries are welcomed. Interested parties are invited to attend the hearing and make known their views and concerns. Comments in writing may be forwarded to the Whitefish Planning & Building Department at PO Box 158 prior to the hearing or via email: dtaylor@cityofwhitefish.org. For questions or further information regarding any of these proposals, phone 406-863-2410. August 14, 28, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________