Legals for August, 18 2021

No. 1718 LEGAL NOTICE Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) seeks public comment on a proposal to purchase approximately 772 acres of forest along 1.3 miles of the Flathead River near Columbia Falls to protect water quality and important fish and wildlife habitat, while providing free public recreation access. The property is highly developable and threatened by the rapidly growing city of Columbia Falls, but would be protected as a Wildlife Management Area under this proposal. The Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (CFAC), a subsidiary of Glencore, a multi-national company, has decided to dispose of this property. The property is winter range for elk, moose, and white-tailed deer. Completion of this project would safeguard vital habitat and a travel corridor for bull trout and grizzly bears, Endangered Species Act-listed Threatened species found on the property. FWP has scheduled a virtual public hearing August 26, 2021 at 6:00 pm to provide interested organizations and private individuals an opportunity to ask questions about the proposed project and submit public comment. The online meeting will be livestreamed on the FWP website via Zoom (https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/regions/region1) and the FWP YouTube channel. Instructions for participating in the virtual meeting will be posted online beforehand. A copy of the draft environmental assessment is available at the FWP office, 490 N. Meridian Rd., Kalispell; Montana State Library, 1515 E 6th Ave., Helena; FWP State Headquarters, 1420 E 6th Ave., Helena; and the FWP website at https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices. FWP asks that comments on this draft environmental assessment be submitted to either of the following addresses by 5:00 pm on September 8, 2021: Kris Tempel, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 490 N. Meridian Rd, Kalispell MT 59901; or via email (KTempel@mt.gov). August 18, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 1717 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) for SALE OF OLD JUNIOR HIGH/GLACIER GATEWAY BUILDING DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS: August 27, 2021, 4:00 P.M. MDT PROPOSALS MUST BE DELIVERED TO: COLUMBIA FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT ATTN: DUSTIN ZUFFELATO 501 6th AVENUE WEST COLUMBIA FALLS, MT 59912 For information concerning the RFP process, required format and the schedule of activities, please direct questions to: Dustin Zuffelato Clerk/Business Manager d_zuffelato@cfmtschools.net Telephone: 406-892-6554 August 18, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________