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Firefighter Doug Schwartz, left, answers questions about the firetruck from students from Russell Elementary. Members of the Kalispell Firefighters Association IAFF Local 547 partnered with Kalispell School District 5 and donated 150 winter coats to kids in need at Russell Elementary School. Money for the project, named Operation Warm Firefighters Coats for Kids, was raised during last summer’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament.GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
Municipal Matters
A recap of recent city council and county commission meetings
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• At its Nov. 3 meeting after the Bea- con went to print, the city council reviewed a request by Captain’s Marine for a planned unit develop- ment for a new boat and trailer fa- cility. Captain’s Marine is seeking to build a 14,900-square-foot facil- ity on its 9.7-acre site on U.S. High- way 93 South, near the intersection of the Highway 93 Alternate Route. The city’s planning board recom- mended approval of the request with 23 conditions for construction requirements, including design and infrastructure needs.
• City Manager Doug Russell said in light of the nationwide attention surrounding the Ebola virus, the city’s emergency medical services staff has reevaluated infectious dis- ease practices, personal protective equipment and decontamination procedures. Kalispell Fire Depart- ment is currently staffed, equipped, and undergoing continuing train- ing in preparation for the treatment and transport of patients with high- ly infectious diseases, Russell said.
• The city’s planning board held an- other workshop last week to con- tinue work on the proposed Flat- head High School parking district. The board suggested some broad parameters for both the neighbor- hood and school district to consid- er. “This topic will go back to the neighborhood and school district as we continue to develop common ground in crafting a solution to the parking issues,” City Manager Doug Russell said.
WHITEFISH
•At its regular hearing on Nov. 3, af- ter the Beacon went to print, the Whitefish City Council heard from Graham Hart, owner of Bonsai Brewing Project LLC, to consider his request for a Conditional Use Permit to move his microbrewery and tasting room from its current location at the Whitefish Moun- tain Mall to an existing building at 540 Wisconsin Ave. in Whitefish. The Whitefish Planning Board has already unanimously recommend- ed the permit for approval by the Council.
•Also at its Nov. 3 meeting, the Whitefish City Council consid- ered a request to develop a 60-unit apartment complex proposed on U.S. 93 South in Whitefish. The re- quest by the Montana Development Group was for a Planned Unit De- velopment overlay and zone change to develop the units on 3.5 acres of land at the site. The city’s Planning Board has unanimously voted to recommend approval of the devel- opment.
FLATHEAD COUNTY
• On Nov. 5, the Flathead County Board of Adjustment intended to hear a request by Rocky Mountain “HI” RV Park for a conditional use permit to expand an existing recre- ational vehicle park/campground on a lot located within the Ever- green Zoning District and zoned ‘R-5 Two-Family Residential.’ The property is located at 825 Helena Flats Road.
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