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By DILLON TABISH of the Beacon
and
Starbucks is planning to open a new
drive-thru cofee shop in downtown Ka-
lispell.

The company has submitted pre-
liminary site information to the city’s
planning department detailing a new SECURITY
1,900-square-foot building at the south-
east corner lot of the Kalispell Cen-
ter Mall across the street from De-
pot Park. The company would lease a An artist’s rendering of a new Starbucks cofee shop on the corner of Main Street and Center Street.
28,000-square-foot lot from the mall

to make room for the cofee shop and 17 to undergo several city reviews, includ- dressed.
parking spots, according to the submit- ing the Architectural Review Commit- A similarly designed new Starbucks
ted request for a building permit. The tee, which was scheduled to review the is opening in Missoula this spring with a
building would look similar to the oth- site design and standards. The shop’s ad- drive-thru window and outdoor patio of in banking with
er Starbucks location on the north side dress would be designated 10 Main St.
Brooks Street.
of town, with brick siding and outdoor Foundation work would be required Founded in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks
seating, according to renderings of the at the site, as a former gas station was operates nearly 20,000 stores across the a local bank

proposed site.
once situated at the corner and un- world and about 20 in Montana.
The proposed cofee shop will have
derground tanks would need to be ad-
[email protected]
that knos you.

Municipal Matters

A recap of recent city council and county commission meetings

KALISPELL
ers creating additional demand on ning board meeting. The office also
the wastewater facilities. The ad- received a final plat application for
•The city has been approached by visory committee is recommend- Bright View Subdivision, a one lot
the staff of the City/County Health ing the city increase the fee from plat that contains the Glacier Eye
$2,499/ERU to $5,757/ERU.
Clinic site immediately east of Gla-
Department with a proposal that cier High School.
dog licensing become a countywide • City staff are taking another swing
program involving tagging and at the U.S. Department of Trans-
chipping of dogs so that they might portation TIGER grant. The grant WHITEFISH
be more readily identified once lost application will request funding
and then returned to their owners.
The city council held a workshop for infrastructure development of • A public scoping period is scheduled
the new industrial rail park being to beging this week for a proposal
addressing the proposal Tuesday developed by Flathead County Eco- to designate a stretch of Whitefish
after the Beacon went to print. The nomic Development Authority with River as non-motorized. The Mon-
city and county currently have sep- matching funding provided. The tana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will
arate dog licensing programs and city lost out on its bid for federal accept public comment for 30 days.
IDAHO STREET BANK
each with its own mandates. The funding last year.
233 E Idaho St.
county maintains and operates the • Likely the final public meeting on
animal shelter that is used by both •Three officers received “Lifesaver the most recent downtown mas- Kalispell, MT 59901
agencies. Under the proposal, the Awards” at last week’s city coun- 755-4271
cil meeting. Don Thibert, Jessica ter plan update is slated for March
city would require residents to li- 12, at 7 p.m. at the O’Shaughnessy
cense their dog with the county. Not Kinzer and Rob Cherot were rec- Center. Consultants from Crandall
doing so would be a misdemeanor. ognized for saving the life of a man Arambula will provide an update
The city’s animal warden would having a heart attack earlier this on the refined master plan that’s
continue to enforce the licensing year.
years in the making. The most re-
requirements as well as other ani- cent version of the plan update can MERIDIAN ROAD BANK
mal codes in the city.
• Planning staff is reviewing a request
for an 18-acre annexation of land on be viewed or downloaded on the 552 N Meridian Rd.
•A public hearing on the proposed U.S. Highway 93 North, on the east city’s website at http://www.cityof- Kalispell, MT 59901
changes to the city’s wastewater side of the highway between the whitefish.org/ or http://www. 755-5432
Cowboy Church and the Armory. cityofwhitefish.org/other-servic-
utility impact fees is scheduled for es/local-events.php. City Manager
March 17 at 7 p.m. inside City Hall. R-2 single family residential zoning Chuck Stearns says this will likely A Locally Owned,
The city is considering whether to is being proposed. The applicant be the final public meeting before a Independent Community
follow the recommendations of the has no immediate plans for devel- public hearing is scheduled in front Bank Since 1974
Impact Fee Advisory Committee opment. The planning board will
and adjust the fees imposed on us-
hear this issue at the March 11 plan-
of the city council later this spring.
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