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Just
Sayin’.

“People just started

contacting me and
asked, ‘Will you
consider it?’ I like

what I’m doing,
expanding a small
business, but I haven’t

ruled it out.”

Former Montana
Congressman Denny Rehberg
to Lee Newspapers on whether
he will run for his old seat.
(STORY, PAGE 21)

Whiteish City Hall
“If Edward Snowden
BEACON FILE PHOTO
is a criminal, then so New-Look Council Sworn In

are a lot of people that
are working within
the CIA and the NSA

who have been spying Whiteish City Council may cal ideologies aside in order to best serve He expects there will probably be few-
illegally on American
citizens. They ought see fewer split decisions the whole community and worked closely er tied votes with the new council, but said
with councilors on both sides of the table.
it’s still too soon to assess the makeup of a
to grant Snowden while tackling major projects
Kahle said the council should strive to nascent council.
clemency.”
be nonpartisan.
“It’s hard to say. There will probably
“I’ve grown to respect the council for be fewer three-three votes requiring a tie-
Former Montana Gov. Brian By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Beacon
what they do. It’s tough. And most of what breaker but hopefully there will continue
Schweitzer in an interview we deal with doesn’t have a political bent. to be plenty of debate and balanced dis-
with Slate magazine, calling The irst Whiteish City Council meet- We deal with more local issues,” Kahle cussions.”
on the Obama administration
to grant clemency to the ing of 2014 ushered in a changing of the said. “I hope that the information can con- Kahle said he intends to continue to
American whistleblower.
guard as three new councilors were sworn tinue to low, that open minds prevail and participate in the civic dialogue of coun-
in to replace three outgoing members that all sides of the issues are heard and cil meetings, and highlighted a proposed
of the city’s governing body, potentially discussed before decision are made. John amendment to the downtown master plan
“I’m going to try to shifting the council’s balanced makeup.
Muhlfeld is a great mayor and he is some- and the threat of aquatic invasive species
make it two blocks Former mayor Andy Feury, Pam Bar- one I trust implicitly when it comes to gov- as important issues the new council will
beris and Jen Frandsen begin their four- ernance of our town and I think that he is face.
without turning into year terms this month, joining John An- going to set a balanced tone that’s going to “Tonight will be my last council meet-
crying man. It’s not
cold — it’s painful.”
derson, Frank Sweeney and Richard Hild- stand out among the new council.”
ing and I have mixed emotions about
ner, who in 2011 were grouped together as Whiteish City Manager Chuck Stea- that,” he said on Monday. “I was happy and
Brooks Grace, in downtown a slate of left-leaning candidates and fre- rns said the new council will make big de- proud and honored to serve on the council.
Minneapolis, where quently voted in line with one another.
cisions right out of the gate, including se- It was a great honor.”
temperatures reached 20 Outgoing councilors Bill Kahle, Phil lecting an architectural irm and a design Kahle said he has worked closely with
below, with wind chills of Mitchell and Bill Kahle, who came into of- for the new Whiteish City Hall and park- one of the incoming council members,
minus 50.
ice in 2009 with more right-leaning sup- ing structure.
Feury, who stepped down as mayor of

port and frequently voted as a slate, decid- As growth and development continue Whiteish in 2007 after nearly eight years
ed not to run for re-election.
to heat up, the new council should also ex- in the position. Feury previously served
Whiteish Mayor John Muhlfeld, pect to see an uptick in growth-related is- on city council.
elected on that same wave of support, has sues and proposals for new construction, [email protected]
stressed the importance of setting politi-
Stearns said.

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