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MTFP | Helena to Consider Emergency Response Funding Options
HelenaLocal Government
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MTFP | Helena to Consider Emergency Response Funding Options

The Helena City Commission is considering whether to ask voters to approve added taxes to pay for a new fire station and additional police officers and firefighters

Great Falls Fire Responds to 100 Calls over Cold Snap
CommunityFireLocal GovernmentGreat Falls
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Great Falls Fire Responds to 100 Calls over Cold Snap

From January 12 – 15th, Great Falls Fire Rescue has responded to 100 calls for service. Of those 100 calls for service, GFFR responded to 3 working structure fires, 1 car fire, 7 natural gas calls in structures, and 5 calls for breaks to fire sprinkler systems.

Daily Inter Lake | Kalispell City Council to Determine Sending Public Safety Levy to Voters
Local GovernmentTaxesKalispell
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Daily Inter Lake | Kalispell City Council to Determine Sending Public Safety Levy to Voters

Revenue from the levy would fund 11 new Police Department positions, a third fire station and 27 positions in the Fire Department. It also would cover the cost of new equipment

Missoula Current | Missoula Pulls Fire Levy from November Ballot
Local GovernmentTaxesMissoula
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Missoula Current | Missoula Pulls Fire Levy from November Ballot

“We recognize the need that's continually being put on them,” Anderson said of the department. “This whole situation felt like it was set up for failure at the beginning when the Department of Revenue's tax notices went out with an incredibly inaccurate number of what people's proposed tax numbers may have been.”

The Electric - Great Falls Approves $2.7 Million Contract for Fire Station Improvements
Local Government
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The Electric - Great Falls Approves $2.7 Million Contract for Fire Station Improvements

The fire station infrastructure project was identified as a top priority project for the city’s ARPA funds during an April 2022 meeting. The project budget was set at $2.8 million in December 2022

The Electric - City of Great Falls Discusses upcoming Public Safety Levy
Great FallsLocal Government
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The Electric - City of Great Falls Discusses upcoming Public Safety Levy

City Commissioners resumed their discussion of potentially sending a $21.175 million public safety infrastructure bond to the November ballot