Legals for May 29, 2024

NO. 2757 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF LOCATION OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License

MAKE IT A DOUBLE, LLC (JOHN COSTA, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License No. 07-901-2537-002 to be operated at MERCANTILE STEAK & KM BAR, 29 3rd St E, Kalispell, 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 07-901- 2537-002 and the applicant’s name MAKE IT A DOUBLE, LLC; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protes- tor’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 June 15, 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 Kalispell. 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. May 29 and June 5, 2024. MNAXLP

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NO. 2758 WHITEFISH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

At a meeting of the Whitefish Community Development Board on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6:00 PM, the Board will hold a public hearing on the item listed below. The Board meets in the Whitefish Council Chambers at City Hall, at 418 E. 2nd Street Whitefish, Montana. The Board recommendation will be forwarded onto the Whitefish City Council for subsequent public hearing for items 1 and 2 on July 1, 2024. City Council meetings start at 7:10 PM and will also be held at City Hall. 1. (Continued from May 20th meeting) A request by Bill McKinney on behalf of the State of Montana Department of Transportation for a conditional use permit to expand the Whitefish airport with an airplane hangar. The property is located at 1761 E 2nd Street and can be legally described as S32, T31N, R21W, TR 3EAB IN SE4NE4, P.M.M.,Flathead County. Loring (WCUP 24-05) 2. A request by the City of Whitefish to amend City Zoning Regulations Section 11-8-1, Appendices, Appendix F, Whitefish Sign Districts, and Appendix G, Sign Standards Table, to update the table to include the Business Service Sign District, and to revise the Sign District boundaries to better follow existing commercial and industrial zone boundaries as an implementation of the Highway 93 South Corridor Plan. Taylor (WZTA 24-02)

The Community Development Board will also be holding a work session at 5:00 PM before the regular meeting to discuss the Economic Development Element of the Growth Policy update. Documents pertaining to these agenda items are available for review at the Whitefish Planning & Building Department, 418 E Second Street, during regular business hours. The full application packets along with public comments and staff report will be available on the City’s webpage: www.cityofwhitefish.org under Community Development Board one week prior to the Board public hearing date noted above. Inquiries are welcomed. Interested parties are invited to attend the meeting and make known their views and concerns. Comments in writing may be forwarded to the Whitefish Planning & Building Department at the above address prior to the hearing or via email: dtaylor@cityofwhitefish.org. For questions or further information regarding these proposals, phone 406-863-2410.

WHITEFISH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Steve Qunell, Chair, May 29, 2024, MNAXLP