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ENERGIZING THOUGHTS Flathead Electric Co-op
Building Permits
Building permits issued in Kalispell and Whitefish in October
Flathead Electric Testifies on Behalf of Members
THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN Fish and Wildlife Program of the Northwest Power and Conserva- tion Council is the largest regional fish and wildlife recovery program in the United States.
Guided by the program, the Bonnev- ille Power Administration (BPA) spends a portion of its revenue from electric- ity sales to protect and enhance fish and wildlife that have been affected by the construction and operation of hy- dropower dams in the basin. Every five years, the Council revises the program, based largely on recommendations of the region’s fish and wildlife agencies and Indian Tribes. In May, the Council released a draft proposal for public re- view and comment (as required by the Northwest Power Act) with a final plan to go into effect early this fall.
The program is important to utilities like Flathead Electric, because while we take our fish and wildlife mitigation ob- ligations very seriously, it is also our re- sponsibility to provide safe, reliable and affordable electric service to our mem- bers. Testifying at recent public hearings across the state, Flathead Electric man- agement, trustees and staff told Council representatives that the Co-op supports rational science-based fish and wildlife restoration efforts, balanced with ap- propriate costs. FEC regulatory ana- lyst, Russ Schneider, urged the Council
to “use a sharp pencil” on the final pro- gram, to honor ratepayer contributions:
“We support the Council’s identifi- cation of the 2014 Biological Opinion’s river operations as the foundation for main stem operations in the draft. The Columbia River Basin, and particularly the Flathead and Kootenai River Basins, are very important to the member/rate- payers of Flathead Electric Cooperative. Our members should be recognized for paying about a third of our wholesale power costs for fish and wildlife mitiga- tion – and reduced hydropower produc- tion – to support a very large partner- ship of environmental oversight and re- search. A majority of residents consider hydropower to be the region’s most prac- tical energy resource; but cost control in all spending areas is important to keep this resource affordable and to maintain funding levels. There is a limit on the funding and it should be determined by the quantitative benefit of program im- plementation, compared with the cost to ratepayers. Bonneville Power Admin- istration funding should be limited by the prioritization process and ratepayer affordability caps. Continued large rate increases are not sustainable.”
For a copy of the draft program, go to http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/pro- gram/2014-03/. The final plan is due to go into effect late this year.
KALISPELL
Recipient: Gia Thien Montana LLC; 332 Main St.
Contractor: Cecil Waatti
For: Barber shop
Value: $41,200
Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie Dev. 3 LLC; 155 Treeline Rd.
Contractor: API Systems Integrators
For: Fire alarm
Value: $1,847
Recipient: Natasha Tanner; 202 Farview Dr. Contractor: Joshua Walker
For: Remodel
Value: $25,300
Recipient: Hammitt Corporation; 1212 S Main St.
Contractor: Northwest Roof Coatings For: Remodel
Value: $49,000
Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie Dev. 3 LLC; 25 Treeline Rd.
Contractor: Systems Northwest, LLC
For: Fire alarm
Value: $2,989
Recipient: Walmart Real Estate Trust; 170 Hutton Ranch Rd.
Contractor: Source Refrigeration
For: Remodel
Value: $80,000
Recipient: Ron Terry Construction Inc.; 125 Short Pine Dr.
Contractor: Ron Terry Construction Inc. For: Single-family residence
Value: $160,000
Recipient: Red and Black, LLC; 7 Main St. Contractor: Owner
For: Remodel
Value: $15,000
Recipient: Gold Creek Cellular; 25 Treeline Rd.
Contractor: Scheiner Commercial Group For: Store
Value: $200,000
Recipient: Three Rivers Bank of MT; 233 E Idaho
Contractor: Grizzly Security Alarms For: Fire alarm
Value: $12,000
Recipient: Aaron Schelling; 102 Matthew Ct. Contractor: DLS Construction
For: Townhouse
Value: $215,000
Recipient: Aaron Schelling; 104 Matthew Ct. Contractor: DLS Construction
For: Townhouse
Value: $215,000
Recipient: William Boyle; 386 Second Ave. WN
Contractor: Owner
For: Garage
Value: $10,500
Recipient: Denise Frey; 768 N Main St. Contractor: Integrity Home Builders Inc. For: Remodel
Value: $3,500
Recipient: Christian and Darcy McCarthy; 596 Second Ave. WN
Contractor: Kalispell Structural Moving Inc. For: New foundation
Value: $18,400
Recipient: Thunderbird Associates; 2385 Hwy 93 N
Contractor: Royal Seal Construction For: Remodel
Value: $90,000
Recipient: Flathead Hospital Dev. Co. LLC; 160 Heritage Way Ste. 201
Contractor: Sock Construction
For: Remodel
Value: $2,000
Recipient: Robin Lyon; 638 W Center St. Contractor: Janicki Construction
For: Remodel
Value: $5,700
Recipient: Dick Walker; 142 Ridgeview Dr. Contractor: Zack Smelker
For: Porch
Value: $8,500
Recipient: Mel and Monica Brown; 215 W Idaho Contractor: Rock River Builders
For: Remodel
Value: $51,000
Recipient: Faith Lasher; 922 Fourth Ave. E Contractor: Hageman Builders
For: Remodel
Value: $35,000
Recipient: Brad Kruckenberg; 438 Eighth Ave. W
Contractor: Bruce Corpron Const. LLC For: Addition
Value: $4,000
Recipient: Tina Marie Gillett; 115 Fourth Ave. W
Contractor: Kalispell Structural Moving Inc. For: Addition
Value: $23,000
Recipient: Rhuntt LLC; 1252 N Meridian Rd. Contractor: Systems Northwest, LLC
For: Fire alarm
Value: $6,985
Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie Dev. 3, LLC; 25 Treeline Rd.
Contractor: Systems Northwest, LLC For: Fire Alarm
Value: $3,161
Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie Dev. 3, LLC; 85 Treeline Rd.
Contractor: Automatic Fire
For: Sprinkler
Value: $5,708
Recipient: TKG Spring Prairie Dev. 3, LLC; 25 Treeline Rd.
Contractor: Automatic Fire
For: Sprinkler
Value: $8,850
Recipient: Roger and Sherri Porch; 126 Sinopah
Contractor: R Porch Construction
For: Single-family residence
Value: $120,000
Recipient: Gebhardt Family, LLC; 315 W Idaho Ste. 100
Contractor: Kent Meyer Construction For: Remodel
Value: $900
Recipient: Westcraft Homes; 231 Northland Dr. Contractor: Westcraft Homes
For: Single-family residence
Value: $250,000
Recipient: Montbill Corp.; 1151 N Meridian Contractor: Engineered Structures Inc. For: Addition
Value: $117,853
Recipient: Miriam Mauritzen; 625 Third
Ave. W
Contractor: Flathead Construction Solutions For: Remodel
Value: $8,000
WHITEFISH
Recipient: Richard and Sherry Spencer; 22 Lupfer Ave.
Contractor: Skyline Builders
For: Foundation
Value: $200,000
Recipient: The Landlord; 550 E First St. Contractor: Croskrey Building
For: Remodel
Value: $3,500
Recipient: Old Town Creative; 300 E Second St.
Contractor: JRS Woodworks
For: Remodel
Value: $25,000
Recipient: Mark Beck; 6475 Hwy 93 S Contractor: Mark Beck
For: Remodel
Value: $19,000
Recipient: Jason Constant; 26 Woodland Pl. Contractor: Westcraft Homes
For: Multi-family residence
Value: $211,540
Recipient: Jason Constant; 24 Woodland Pl. Contractor: Westcraft Homes
For: Multi-family residence
Value: $205,513
Recipient: Jason Constant; 22 Woodland Pl. Contractor: Westcraft Homes
For: Penthouse
Value: $191,009
Recipient: Allan and Karen Caswell; 117 Park Ave.
Contractor: Owner
For: Addition
Value: $87,160
Recipient: Bill Duvall; 3015 Iron Horse Dr. Contractor: Great Northern Homes
For: Addition
Value: $530,000
Recipient: Ron Terry Construction; 5044 Tumblehome Ave.
Contractor: Ron Terry Construction
For: Single-family residence
Value: $247,500
Recipient: Charles Deese; 963 Denver St. Contractor: Mindful Designs
For: Single-family residence
Value: $420,000
Recipient: Scott and Lori Asplund; 672 Nature Trail
Contractor: Big Mountain Builders For: Single-family residence
Value: $550,000
Recipient: Brett Campbell; 140 Vista Dr. Contractor: North Valley Construction For: Single-family residence
Value: $278,800
Recipient: Chris and Jessica Schwaderer; 1013 Creekview Dr.
Contractor: Stumptown Builders
For: Single-family residence
Value: $312,000
Recipient: Bevil Lmtd Partnership; 739A Aspen Grove
Contractor: Blackwell Enterprises
For: Single-family residence
Value: $165,000
Recipient: Bevil Lmtd Partnership; 739B Aspen Grobe
Contractor: Blackwell Enterprises
For: Single-family residence
Value: $165,000
Recipient: David and Mary Blumhardt; 113 Yarrow Ln.
Contractor: Greg Bain
For: Single-family residence
Value: $1,200,000
Recipient: James and Cathy Heitel; 405 Dakota Ave.
Contractor: Whitefish Builders
For: Remodel
Value: $2,250
Recipient: Elizabeth Moody; 842 Edgewood Pl. Contractor: Owner
For: Remodel
Value: $15,000
Recipient: Turner Askew; 3 Ridgecrest Ct. Contractor: North Country Builders
For: Remodel
Value: $83,000
Recipient: Bill and Kay Tarr; 102 E Fifth St. Contractor: North Country Builders
For: Remodel
Value: $18,000
Recipient: James Alderson; 259 Fairway Dr. Contractor: Conner Bros.
For: Remodel
Value: $4,500
Recipient: Holly Stevenson; 632 O’Brien Ave. Contractor: Owner
For: Remodel
Value: $10,080
Recipient: Dean McFadden; 1005 E Eighth St. Contractor: P&B Construction
For: Remodel
Value: $18,000
Recipient: Daniel and Margaret Fischer; 166 Stumptown Loop
Contractor: North Valley Construction
For: Remodel
Value: $2,000
Recipient: George Nix; 203 Dakota Ave. Contractor: Thompson Design and Manage- ment
For: Remodel
Value: $5,000
Recipient: Martha Stadler; 533 Scott Ave. Contractor: TBD
For: Remodel
Value: $15,000
“OUR MEMBERS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR PAYING ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR WHOLESALE POWER COSTS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION.”
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