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Commissioners approve Cougar Ridge reimbursement

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POLSON — At their June 4 meeting, the Polson City commissioners voted unanimously to approve a capital improvement reimbursement agreement with Cougar Ridge Development, LLC. The agreement will return $200,000 to the business for water system improvements.

At a commission meeting on March 19, 2007, Cougar Ridge requested the city reimburse some portions of its cost to design and install improvements.

In other business, commissioner Fred Funke, concerned about fireworks shot off for weeks before and after the Fourth of July and people who continue late into the night, brought up the possibility of an ordinance with regard to times to set off fireworks and fines for violations. Funke wanted to get other commissioners’ opinions on problems with fireworks before the Fourth of July.

Items discussed were times fireworks could be ignited, suggested 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., with hours extended to 12:30 on the Fourth of July; fines for failure to comply; and signage on all fireworks stands noting the hours.

City staff will produce a new ordinance (662) from these ideas, and a motion to replace the current Ordinance 620 passed unanimously. Then the council will vote on it.

During public comment, City of Polson treasurer Bonnie Manicke noted that according to Mission Valley Power, handbills and posters should not be attached to power poles. She added that Polson has an ordinance that also states this, but it hasn’t been enforced.

“The posters on the poles create an eyesore and are certainly not attractive in a tourist city,” Manicke said in an e-mail interview.

Former city commissioner Elsa Duford asked the commissioners when they voted to again begin timing people when they speak during a city commission meeting. She objected, and local resident Murat Kalinyaprak agreed with her.

According to Mayor Pat DeVries, Ordinance 316 requires a three-minute limit per person, per topic.

“It’s not the mayor’s decision to time; it’s the council’s,” DeVries noted. “The main thrust is to encourage public participation.”

The commission’s next meeting is scheduled for June 18 at 7 p.m. at Polson City Hall.

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