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ENERGIZING THOUGHTS David Bopp
Building Permits

The Lingering Chills

Building permits issued in Kalispell and Whiteish in March
of Winter’s Bills

A
RE THIS WINTER’S I be done then? Maybe – it depends on KALISPELL
Value: $100,280
WHITEFISH
heating costs still lingering in my family’s goals for the house and the
Recipient: Salvation Army; 1500 Recipient: Beth Sobba; 333 Baker
your bills and is your checking maintenance needs that arise.
Recipient: Bighorn Development; Ave.
account low just like this winter’s tem- With every project I am building in Hwy 93 S
peratures? Was your home less than more comfort and lower bills but I am 366 Bismark St.
Contractor: Owner
Contractor: Jim Blankenship
comfortable at times or maybe drafty? also building equity, longer durability Contractor: Bighorn Development For: Remodel
For: Remodel
If your home did not meet your expec- for my home, and less maintenance in For: Single-family residence Value: $1,000
Value: $500
tations then this is no time to sit idle. It the long term. It hasn’t been simple but Value: $189,900
is the time to get up and start planning it also hasn’t been diicult. What it has
Recipient: Jerry and Janene Kin- Recipient: Mindful Design Oice;
for next winter and take control of your taken is planning and creating priorities.
Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie; 65 niburgh; 365 Seventh Ave. EN 18 W Second St.
home.
Some projects have cost me $100 and Treeline Rd.
Contractor: D&C Masonry and Contractor: Mindful Designs
I talked with a number of people this others up to $4,000. Sometimes I have Contractor: Swank Enterprises For: Remodel
winter who were paying large bills to at- had to prioritize and ind other plac- For: Store
Construction
Value: $28,000
tempt to keep their homes warm and es to save money so I could aford this For: Remodel
still were not comfortable. I also worked work. I have also done my research and Value: $1,324,000
Value: $3,000
with a large number of people, your maximized my rebates and tax credits Recipient: Stumptown Market-
neighbors, who were upgrading their with each project. Why pay more out of Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie; 75 Recipient: Kalispell Regional place; 12 Spokane Ave.
Treeline Rd.
Contractor: Owner
homes and taking control of their com- my pocket than necessary? I have also Healthcare; 310 Sunnyview Ln.
fort and heating costs.
read and studied before each project so I Contractor: Swank Enterprises Contractor: Swank Enterprises For: Remodel
I decided when I bought my irst could correctly do some of the work my- For: Store
For: Remodel
Value: $200,000
house that I was going to control my self and save a little money. Has it been Value: $862,000
Value: $8,500
monthly costs; my home would not con- worth the money and efort?
Recipient: Gloria and Larry
trol me. Every house needs maintenance Absolutely! When we set a February
and if combined with a little smart in- record of -21 for the valley my home was Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie; 145 Recipient: Scott and Amy Orser; MacDonald; 1500 Barkley
Treeline Rd.
147 River Clen Ct.
Contractor: Fields Construction
vestment in energy eiciency this main- comfortable and cozy and only cost me Contractor: Swank Enterprises Contractor: Dan Wilson Construc- For: Remodel
tenance can have many other beneits. about $2 per day to keep warm but there For: Store
Value: $317,938
I have chosen to invest in my family’s was another beneit that was even better. Value: $1,631,000
tion
comfort and my peace of mind with ev- My wife was happy! No cold feet, no cold For: Single-family residence
ery investment I make in my home.
drafts, no cold spots in the house.
Value: $138,000
Recipient: 336 Sawtooth Dr. LLC;
Every year I have lived in my home What is the payback on all my invest- Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie; 155 336 Sawtooth Dr.
I have planned and budgeted for one ef- ments? Honestly, I don’t care. Just like Treeline Rd.
Contractor: Marc Venery
iciency project that will also help me the MasterCard commercials say; some Contractor: Swank Enterprises Recipient: Chris and Marie West; For: Single-family residence
199 Taelor Rd.
meet another goal. Depending on the things are priceless. Sure I have shelled For: Store
Contractor: Westward Bound Value: $250,000
complexity and cost of the project I out money each year for my home but Value: $712,000
For: Single-family residence
will plan and save through the spring the happiness and comfort of my family Value: $205,000
Recipient: Timberlane Real Estate;
and summer and perform the project in and my peace of mind truly is priceless. I Recipient: Benjamin and Lindsey 298 Brimstone Dr.
the fall before our cold weather. Other am also coming to the end of remodeling
times I will take my tax return and roll it and large maintenance projects and my Bushnell; 340 Fifth Ave. E Recipient: Crown Enterprises; 145 Contractor: Timberlane Real
straight into a project to start as soon as home will not just hold its value going Contractor: DBCS LLC
Hutton Ranch Rd.
Estate
planning is complete.
For: Single-family residence Contractor: Swank Enterprises For: Single-family residence
forward but has increased substantially.
Value: $440,000
Value: $180,000
I have now insulated my attic, walls, This year I and many others like me For: Addition
upgraded windows, air sealed my whole in the valley are going to take one more Value: $2,800,000
house, installed a heat recovery venti- step in upgrading our homes to make Recipient: G4MT Properties; N/A Recipient: David Hughes; 664
lator for eicient iltered and controlled them more comfortable and afordable Contractor: Sunrise Builders, Inc Recipient: 1st National of Kalispell; Nature Tr.
fresh air, installed a high eiciency places to live. It is possible to walk out of For: Oices
Contractor: Frontier Builders
electric ductless heat pump, and inally the coldest winter in a lot of years with Value: $42,540
215 Second Ave. E
For: Single-family residence
this last year I insulated my cold base- a smile on your face and a little money Contractor: Swank Enterprises
For: Remodel
Value: $599,864
ment loor. Am I done? Not yet. I still in the checkbook. Will you take control Recipient: Kalispell Regional Value: $11,183
have additional insulation to add to my of your home? What are you going to do Healthcare; 310 Sunnyview Ln. Recipient: Alex and Jennifer
2x4 walls as I replace the siding. Will
this year?
Contractor: Swank Enterprises Ayscue; 5017 Flatwater Dr.
Recipient: Bighorn Development;
For: Remodel
330 Bismark St.
Contractor: Compass Construc- David Bopp is the energy services representative for Flathead Electric Cooperative
Value: $18,785
Contractor: Bighorn Development tion
For: Single-family residence For: Single-family residence
Recipient: Lucero Roybal Invest- Value: $297,110
Value: $189,900
ments; 11 S Main St.
Contractor: Laird Ayers
Recipient: Bighorn Development; Recipient: Brooke White; 810
For: Remodel
343 Bismark St.
O’Brien Ave.
Value: $3,500
Contractor: Kalispell Structural
Contractor: Bighorn Development
For: Single-family residence Moving
Recipient: Bighorn Development; Value: $179,000
For: Remode
347 Bismark St.
Value: $37,000
Contractor: Bighorn Development
For: Single-family residence Recipient: DA Real Estate; 175
Commons Loop St. 300
Value: $165,000
Contractor: Hammerquist &
Casalegno Construction
Recipient: B.I.D. Inc.; 202 Jackson For: Remodel
Peak
Value: $61,771
Contractor: B.I.D. Inc.
For: Single-family residence