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Open House and Informa onal Mee ng
Public Discussion of Intersec on
Improvement Op ons at Intersec on of Dern and Springcreek Roads
on U.S. Highway 2
The Montana Department of Transportation is conducting an open house and informational meeting to discuss potential improvement options to the intersection of Dern Road and Springcreek Road on U.S. Highway 2 west of Kalispell.
The open house and informational meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Glacier III Room at the Hilton Garden Inn (1840 Highway 93 South). The open house will begin at 5:00 p.m., and a presentation will follow at 6:30 p.m. Project team members will be available to discuss the project
before and after the presentation.
The purpose of the meeting is to inform interested parties about the scope and purpose of potential improvements, and to solicit input from the public.
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The meeting is open to the public and attendance is encouraged. MDT attempts to provide accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s participation in any department service, program or activity. For reasonable accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact Jan Nesset at (406) 556-4707 at least
two days prior to the meeting.
Alternative accessible formats of this information will be provided upon request by contacting the Of ce of Civil Rights, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, MT 59620; (406) 444-9229;
fax (406) 444-7243, or e-mail to a [email protected]. Those using a TTY may call (800) 335-7592 or through the
Montana Relay Service at 711.
Comments may be submitted in writing at the meeting, by mail to Ed Toavs, Missoula District Administrator, MDT Missoula District of ce, P.O. Box 7039, Missoula, MT 59807-7039
or online at:
www.mdt.mt.gov/mdt/comment_form.shtml
Please indicate comments are for project 8626 DERN SPRING-RECONSTRUCT and submit comments by September 30, 2016.
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3. Montana Pot Dispensaries Close
as Restrictions Take E ect
Medical marijuana dispensaries across Montana have closed their doors as new restrictions limiting pot providers to three patients take e ect.
The restrictions began Aug. 31 after ve years of unsuccessful court battles to overturn the 2011 state law that severely curbed pot distribution.
Health department o cials and mari- juana advocates have estimated between 10,000 and 12,000 patients will lose legal access to marijuana as a result of not being chosen to stay on with their providers.
Dispensaries from Missoula to Bill- ings held sales and, in some instances, gave away their products before closing down on Tuesday. Several posted Face- book messages urging their patients to vote to pass a ballot initiative in Novem- ber that would lift the restrictions.
Most vowed to re-open if the ballot measure does pass.
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4. Judge Backs Government’s
Decision on Arctic Grayling
A judge has upheld the federal govern- ment’s decision not to designate Mon- tana’s Arctic grayling as a threatened or endangered species.
U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon said in an order Sept. 2 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2014 decision was based on the best available science and considered all the factors required under the Endangered Species Act.
Environmentalists led by the Cen- ter for Biological Diversity sued for fed- eral protections for the sh. They say it is threatened by warm waters and low stream ows.
The Fish and Wildlife Service deter- mined in 2010 that Arctic grayling in Montana warranted federal protections, but that other species took precedence.
U.S. Department of Justice attor- neys say 15 new Arctic grayling popu- lations have been identi ed since then,
1. Washington Sheri Injured in
Motorcyle Crash in Serious Condition
The Thurston County Sheri ’s O ce in Washington state says Sheri John Snaza has been upgraded from critical to serious condition after he was hurt in a Montana motorcycle crash.
Authorities said Aug. 31 Snaza had a breathing tube removed and has been moved from intensive care to a room on a general recovery oor at a Coeur d’Alene hospital.
Snaza su ered a punctured lung, a lacerated kidney, a broken left arm and a damaged right hand in the Aug. 23 crash. He’s also undergone a successful surgery to fuse a bone in his neck.
Snaza was traveling with friends in Sanders County when he lost control of his Harley-Davidson while going around a curve.
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2. Gianforte, Bullock Spend Heavily on Ads as Campaign Heats Up
Republican gubernatorial candi- date Greg Gianforte has given another $660,000 to his campaign as he and incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Bull- ock began ooding the airwaves with ads.
The Bozeman technology entrepre- neur has given his campaign more than $1.6 million total, and he pledged to match every contribution he receives.
Including Gianforte’s contribu- tions of $650,000 in cash and $10,579 in in-kind expenses, his campaign col- lected $837,918 between July 28 and Aug. 27. That’s according to campaign nance reports led last week.
He spent more than $641,000 during that period. More than $483,000 of that was spent on television, radio and online advertising.
Bullock has also started spending heavily on ads, reporting more than $421,000 over the last month.
The governor raised nearly $271,000 last month and has $1.3 million in the bank. Gianforte was left with about $271,000.
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Armstrong Lane
Meadow Hills Drive
Yodelin Ridge Road
to KALISPELL
Dern Road
Springcreek Road
Whalebone Drive