Legals for February, 26 2025

NO. 2801 Whitefish Parks and Recreation Program Fee Schedule A 7:00 p.m. regular meeting of the Whitefish City Council will be held Monday, March 3, 2025 at Whitefish City Hall, 418 E. Second St. During the meeting, the City Council will vote on the Whitefish Parks and Recreation Program Fee Schedule. Interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing and make known their views and concerns. Comments in writing may be forwarded to the Whitefish City Clerk at the above address prior to the meeting or via email: mhowke@cityofwhitefish.gov. For questions or further information please call, phone 406-863-2470.  February 19, 26, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 2802 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA In re Big Mountain Water Company’s Application to Establish Reserve Account  Docket 2024.12.113 February 20, 2025 Notice of Application and Intervention Deadline 1. On December 4, 2024, Big Mountain Water Company (“BMWC”) filed an application with the Montana Public Service Commission (“Commission”) requesting the establishment of a reserve account for plant capital improvements pursuant to Mont. Admin. R. 38.5.2531. BMWC subsequently amended its application on January 30, 2025 (“Amended Application”).  2. BMWC is a water utility operating in Whitefish, Montana. Its service area is primarily the area encompassing the Whitefish Mountain Resort and development subdivisions located approximately eight miles north of Whitefish. 3. In its Amended Application, BMWC proposes to establish a reserve account to ensure it has funding for an estimated $1,462,000 in capital improvements to its water utility plant. BMWC proposes to fund the reserve account through collections from its customers over a 6-year period in proportion to its customers’ consumption/usage. BMWC proposes to collect, on an annual basis,  $202,550 from its residential customers, $28,022 from its commercial customers, and $13,094 from its irrigation customers. BMWC states that its proposal will result in monthly increases for its customers as follows: residential customers - $48.50/month; commercial customers - $145.95/month; and irrigation customers - $90.93/month.  4. A copy of BMWC’s Amended Application is publicly available at the Commission’s business office, 1701 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT 59601, and online at the Commission’s website (psc.mt.gov) under Docket No. 2024.12.113. A copy of the Amended Application may also be available at the office of the Montana Consumer Counsel (“MCC”), which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59601, (406) 444-2771. Interested parties can register on the Commission’s website to receive notice of filings in this docket. Instructions for subscribing to notices of filings are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help. 5. The Commission invites any interested party affected by BMWC’s Amended Application to intervene in this docket. To intervene, a party must file a petition to intervene with the Commission no later than March 10, 2025. A party seeking intervention must file an electronic petition on the Commission’s website at reddi.mt.gov. All filings must be made in REDDI and hard copies are not required. A party seeking intervention must also mail a copy of the petition to MCC at P.O. Box 201703, Helena, MT 59620, and to BMWC’s attorney, Lori B. Miller, Lori B. Miller, P.C., P.O. Box 4955, Whitefish, MT 59937. 6. The Commission invites members of the public who do not wish to formally intervene to submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission at 1701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620, or by email to pschelp@mt.gov. Public comment may also be submitted in REDDI. Instructions for submitting public comments in REDDI are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help (select “Submit a Public Comment”). All comments received will be public records. Personal or private information should not be included in comments. 7. The Commission’s jurisdiction over this matter is provided in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated; Title 38, Chapters 2 and 5 of the Montana Administrative Rules; and any prior orders of the Commission relevant to the issues presented. DONE and DATED February, 20, 2025, by the Montana Public Service Commission through delegation to staff.  BRAD MOLNAR, President JENNIFER FIELDER, Vice President RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner DR. ANNIE BUKACEK, Commissioner JEFF WELBORN, Commissioner February 26, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 2803 MONTANA WATER COURT CLARK FORK DIVISION FLATHEAD RIVER, TO AND INCLUDING FLATHEAD LAKE BASIN 76LJ The Montana Water Court has entered its Preliminary Decree for Basin 76LJ and the Decree is now available for your review. The Decree and the forms are available at these locations: * Montana Water Court website: https://courts.mt.gov/Courts/Water/Notices-Info/PublicNotices * Montana DNRC website: http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/water/adjudication * Montana Water Court: 1123 Research Drive Bozeman, MT 59718; 406-586-4364 * Montana DNRC, Water Rights Adjudication Office: 1424 Ninth Avenue, Helena, MT 59620; 406-444-0699 * Montana DNRC, Water Resources Regional Office: 655 Timberwolf Parkway, Ste 4, Kalispell, MT 59901; (406) 752-2288 OBJECTIONS All objections must be filed on the forms provided by the Water Court and must be received at the Water Court by August 20, 2025. Objections can be filed electronically at watercourt@mt.gov or sent to Montana Water Court, PO Box 1389, Bozeman, MT 59771. EXTENSIONS The Water Court may grant a request for an extension of the time for filing objections. A request for an extension must be received by the Water Court on or before August 20, 2025. If an extension is granted, it will apply to everyone. Any extension will be posted at the offices listed above and will be advertised once in this newspaper. RIGHT TO APPEAL If you do not participate in Water Court proceedings, your right to appeal an adverse decision is limited by Section 85-2-235, MCA. If changes were made to your abstract, you may challenge those changes by filing an objection. You may also address DNRC issue remarks by an objection. If there are changes and/or issue remarks on your abstract which are not resolved by an objection, these will be addressed and resolved by the Water Court. MEETINGS The Water Court will be offering informal public meetings to explain the objection process on the following dates: • Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 7:00 pm in person at the Hampton Inn, 1140 US Hwy 2 West, Kalispell, MT 59901 • Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 12:00 pm via Zoom. To take part in the telephone conference, dial (646) 558-8656, enter the Meeting ID 835 9782 9948#, then press # to skip participant ID, then enter the meeting password 531397# February 26 and March 5, 12, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________