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ENERGIZING THOUGHTS RUSS SCHNEIDER FISH AND POWER COSTS
BUILDING PERMITS
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN KALISPELL AND WHITEFISH IN MAY
IN POLITICS, THE SIMPLE OFTEN rules the complex. Such is the case for sh and power costs in the Paci c Northwest. Recently, a federal judge in Portland ruled that a complex collabo- ration of federal agencies and ratepayer funded sh mitigation policies were not doing enough to recover endangered salmon populations in the Columbia River system. To quote Judge Simon in his ruling: “The Federal Columbia River Power System remains a system that ‘cries out’ for a new approach and for new thinking if wild Paci c salmon and steelhead, which have been in these waters since well before the arrival of homo- sapiens, are to have any reason- able chance of surviving their encounter with modern man.”
Even after billions of ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent on mitigating the impacts to salmon from dams, including millions of dollars alone spent on mul- tiple versions of a cross-agency federal biological opinion to guide recovery e orts for presentation in his court, the judge didn’t buy it. Fortunately, thanks to some of this money, there actually are solid salmon populations and solid power generation facilities, in the same river system. People like salmon and want to support salmon. No one gets all warm and fuzzy about a big concrete dam, because it’s complicated how the bene ts from the dam get to your house and your wallet. Salmon dying because the water is too warm is pretty easy to understand, even if the dams can help release cool water. Hence, the simple
rules. And the judge hangs his hat on climate change not being appropriately considered.
However, as anyone who follows the money realizes, the only reason that there is all this money to spend on sh biologists, habitat easements, sh lad- ders, hatcheries, and so on is because of the revenue generated by the tur- bines in the dams. That revenue has been going down because of surplus wind and solar generation for California and the sh mitigation costs have been going up and up. Unfortunately, it is the complex, where some of the real value is; the capacity and regulation value of the dams to integrate renewable energy without creating additional carbon emissions. The Snake River dams espe- cially help provide the “battery of the northwest” to cover electricity needs when the sun goes down in California and the wind dies down in the Colum- bia Gorge.
That capacity value is hard to price and hard to communicate, but with- out it, you have to build more fossil fuel powered generation, which isn’t going to keep the water any cooler for salmon. Hopefully, in the court-ordered revised Environmental Impact Statement, the carbon-free generation and regu- lation from the dams will be properly accounted for or it will just be a contin- ued robbing of Peter to pay Paul, where Peter is the ratepayer and Paul is just trying to preserve his funding for a few more generations.
KALISPELL
RECIPIENT: Bighorn Development; 31 Rockefeller Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $189,900
RECIPIENT: Bighorn Development; 225 Leisure Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $200,000
RECIPIENT: Hearing Aid Institute of Kalispell LLC; 1305 First Ave. E
CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $1,800
RECIPIENT: Gary Wilson; 140 Seventh Ave. W CONTRACTOR: Marc Wender Construction FOR: Garage
VALUE: $12,500
RECIPIENT: Ron Terry Construction; 19 Muskrat Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $126,000
RECIPIENT: Ron Terry Construction; 21 Muskrat Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $126,000
RECIPIENT: KRMC; 310 Sunny View Ln. CONTRACTOR: Montana Fire Sprinklers FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $12,000
RECIPIENT: Mike Larkey LLC; 142 E Idaho St. CONTRACTOR: IMS Construction
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $5,000
RECIPIENT: Pentana Group; 1331 Highway 2 W CONTRACTOR: Kevin Koslosky
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $30,000
RECIPIENT: Gillette Construction; 345 Westland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $185,000
RECIPIENT: Lipka Builders LLC; 150 E Swift Creek Way CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $239,181
RECIPIENT: Ron Terry Construction; 510 Triple Creek Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $140,000
RECIPIENT: Sandra Hutchins; 22 E Northview Loop CONTRACTOR: Montana Heritage Home Builders FOR: Addition
VALUE: $14,077
RECIPIENT: Silvermont Properties LLLP; 135 E Swift Creek Way
CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $250,000
RECIPIENT: Ron Terry Construction; 498 Triple Creek Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $110,755
RECIPIENT: Goodwin Ventures; 1012 Second Ave. E CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $115,000
RECIPIENT: Goodwin Ventures; 1014 Second Ave. E CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Townhouse
VALUE: $115,000
RECIPIENT: Ryan Dunn; 148 Ali Loop CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $214,633
RECIPIENT: XW Consulting LLC; 400 Triple Creek Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $125,000
RECIPIENT: Pentana Group; 1331 Highway 2 W CONTRACTOR: Elite Fire Protection
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $5,000
RECIPIENT: Yvonne Olson; 1310 First Ave. W CONTRACTOR: A to Z Construction
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $2,500
RECIPIENT: Steve and Debra Longtin; 229 Third Ave. E CONTRACTOR: On the Level Enterprises Inc.
FOR: Deck
VALUE: $5,800
RECIPIENT: James Neal; 224 Garland St. CONTRACTOR: Robert W. Ross Bldg Const FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $3,350
RECIPIENT: Bighorn Development; 290 Westland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $200,000
RECIPIENT: Shaun Forrest; 223 W Nicklaus Ave. CONTRACTOR: Che Construction LLP
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $250,000
RECIPIENT: Touchstone LLC; 366 Mountain Vista Way CONTRACTOR: BID, Inc.
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $162,257
RECIPIENT: Kalispell Regional Healthcare; 310 Sunnyview Ln. CONTRACTOR: Swank Enterprises
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $3,000,000
RECIPIENT: Bridgeland Properties; 287 Northland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $325,000
RECIPIENT: Hank and Janet Patteri; 390 Bismark St. CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $102,000
RECIPIENT: Silvermont Properties, LLLP; 121 Lazy Creek Way CONTRACTOR: Westcraft Homes
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $280,000
RECIPIENT: Dennia and Almae Bennett; 298 Westland Dr. CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $120,000
WHITEFISH
RECIPIENT: Baker Building LLC; 401 Baker Ave. CONTRACTOR: Malmquist
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $7,500
RECIPIENT: Glacier Bank; 319 Second St. CONTRACTOR: Spoon Lake Builders FOR: Addition
VALUE: $2,253
RECIPIENT: City of White sh; 22 Lakeside Blvd. CONTRACTOR: Malmquist
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $45,000
RECIPIENT: Bad Rock Fitness; 6475 Hwy 93 S CONTRACTOR: Bad Rock Fitness
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $95,000
RECIPIENT: Craggy Range; 10 Central Ave. CONTRACTOR: Hammerquist Casalegno FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $220,000
RECIPIENT: WF Crossing Dev. Partners; 37 Pheasant Run CONTRACTOR: CDK Enterprises Inc
FOR: Multi-family housing
VALUE: $875,000
RECIPIENT: WF Crossing Dev. Partners; 40 Pheasant Run CONTRACTOR: CDK Enterprises Inc
FOR: Multi-family housing
VALUE: $875,000
RECIPIENT: WF Crossing Dev. Partners; 29 Pheasant Run CONTRACTOR: CDK Enterprises Inc
FOR: Multi-family housing
VALUE: $875,000
RECIPIENT: WF Crossing Dev. Partners; 32 Pheasant Run CONTRACTOR: CDK Enterprises Inc
FOR: Multi-family housing
VALUE: $875,000
RECIPIENT: WF Crossing Dev. Partners; 21 Pheasant Run CONTRACTOR: CDK Enterprises Inc
FOR: Multi-family housing
VALUE: $875,000
RECIPIENT: LIRA LLC; 52-56 W Second St. CONTRACTOR: Mindful Designs
FOR: Carport
VALUE: $28,000
RECIPIENT: Dick and Kay Allison; 114 Miles Ave. CONTRACTOR: Joe Bruce
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $2,000
RECIPIENT: Curtis and Jodie Thew; 1490 Barkley Ln. CONTRACTOR: Brahma Construction
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $5,000
RECIPIENT: Lacy Lake Holdings LP; 1840 Lacy Ln. CONTRACTOR: Bear Mountain Builders
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $159,000
RECIPIENT: Todd and Glenna Bergland; 29 Willowbrook Close
CONTRACTOR: Rocky Mtn Builders
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $15,000
RECIPIENT: Matt and Sadie Baldwin; 640 Woodside Ln. CONTRACTOR: TBD
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $35,000
RECIPIENT: Augustus and Tosha Ebbett; 534 Columbia Ave. CONTRACTOR: Augustus Ebbett
FOR: Addition
VALUE: $150,000
RECIPIENT: Donald Peterson; 286 Brimstone Dr. CONTRACTOR: Finmark Construction
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $350,000
RECIPIENT: Barbara Joyce; 5027 Portage Way CONTRACTOR: Bighorn Development
FOR: Single-family residence VALUE: $250,000
RECIPIENT: Stephen and Diane Kane; 3026 River Lakes Dr. CONTRACTOR: Big Mtn Builders
FOR: Single-family construction
VALUE: $650,000
RECIPIENT: Delia Buckmaster; 132 Wild Rose Ln. CONTRACTOR: Bear Mtn Builders
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $332,918
RECIPIENT: Je Beck; 132 Brimstone Dr. CONTRACTOR: Owner
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $300,000
RECIPIENT: Joe and Jill Courtney; 527 Colorado Ave. CONTRACTOR: Trumble Creek Builders
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $190,000
RECIPIENT: Denman Const.; 980 Preserve Pkwy CONTRACTOR: Recipient
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $316,000
RECIPIENT: Ian Dennis and Antonio Malchik; 528 W Ninth St. CONTRACTOR: Duty Construction
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $380,000
RECIPIENT: Kristen Proby; 100 Brimstone Dr. CONTRACTOR: Je Bernau
FOR: Single-family residence
VALUE: $415,000
RECIPIENT: Doug and Jill Chestnut; 577 Baker Ave. CONTRACTOR: Saurey Custom Builders
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $400
RECIPIENT: Gretchen Henstorf; 3010 River Lakes Dr. CONTRACTOR: Big Mtn Builders
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $510,000
RECIPIENT: Bill and Joan Ho man; 2279 Houston Point Dr. CONTRACTOR: Eisenhart Builders
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $25,000
RECIPIENT: John Wickey; 1260 Birch Point Dr. CONTRACTOR: Mindful Designs
FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $15,000
RECIPIENT: Sabine Alteri; 719 Columbia Ave. CONTRACTOR: North Country Builders FOR: Remodel
VALUE: $45,564
“THERE ACTUALLY ARE SOLID SALMON POPULATIONS AND SOLID POWER GENERATION FACILITIES, IN THE SAME RIVER SYSTEM.”
Russ Schneider is regulatory analyst at Flathead Electric Cooperative.
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