Dispute over bigger TEDD goes to county planning board
LOCKWOOD — A request to expand the boundaries of the Lockwood TEDD (Targeted Economic Development District) will go before the Yellowstone County Board of Planning on Aug. 14. Their decision will be forwarded as a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners, which will hold a hearing on the request at 9:30 am on Aug. […]
Rates increase July 1 for Lockwood water, sewer service
Originally published in the Yellowstone County News 6/22/18 print edition. LOCKWOOD — Most of the business of the Lockwood Water & Sewer District during its monthly meeting was about budgets. The board approved a planning budget of $52,600. The planning budget projects anticipated activity associated with developing future phases of the sewer system. The sewer budget […]
American Concrete to install Old Hardin Road sidewalk
Originally published in the 6/8/17 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — The Lockwood Pedestrian Safety District has awarded the project to build a sidewalk on Old Hardin Road to American Concrete, which had the lowest bid of $288,848.20, of five bids received for the project. The project involves the construction of 4000 lineal feet […]
Committee mulls 2 percent raise for county’s elected officials
Originally published in the 6/8/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — County officials held the first of what is usually two meetings to determine salary increases for the county’s elected officials, on Tuesday. While no action was taken, the discussion of the Elected Officials’ Compensation Committee leaned toward increasing the base salary of […]
State and county emergency services scrambling in anticipation of record flooding
With warm temperatures melting a heavy mountain snow pack and a forecast for heavy rain beginning Sunday, state and county emergency services are scrambling in anticipation of record flooding by Memorial Day, if not sooner. They are especially concerned about the impact on Huntley. The Yellowstone River and some of its tributaries are expected to […]
GOP Senate hopefuls spar over spending at forum
Originally published in the 4/27/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — The conversation got a little bit contentious during the GOP US Senate Forum on Tuesday evening at the Elks Club in Billings, where the candidates weighed in on a wide range of issues from CSKT to the Veteran’s Administration, from tariffs to health […]
Billings Mayor breaks tie vote, City Council supports One Big Sky study
Originally published in the 4/13/18 print edition of the Yellowstone County news. BILLINGS — A supportive vote from Billings Mayor Bill Cole was necessary to break a council deadlock about whether the City of Billings would contribute a total of $500,000 to help finance a study for the future development of One Big Sky District, which […]
One Big Sky proposal heads to Billings City Council
Originally published in the 4/6/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News BILLINGS — Stating that the only reason the One Big Sky Center project has stalled “is because of what people don’t know about the project,” Kris Carpenter, Chairwoman of the Billings Chamber of Commerce Board, was joined by a host of others to persuade […]
Tax abatements, an economic driver
Originally published in the 3/23/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. BILLINGS — Tax abatements awarded by the City of Billings and the County of Yellowstone over the past few years will generate an $8 billion direct and indirect economic impact on the community based upon the salaries of the jobs the new business growth […]
Billings Bypass construction to begin as soon as 2019
Originally published in the 3/16/18 print edition of Yellowstone County News. LOCKWOOD — How truck traffic will be handled through the Johnson Lane Interchange in Lockwood has been resolved in the latest updates from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), regarding the construction of the Billings Bypass. Engineers and MDT officials expressed confidence in an […]