Articles with the Tag: Polson City Manager
POLSON – The state of the city was on the agenda at last week’s Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Mayor Heather Knutson and City Manager Mark Shrives gave attendees at KwaTaqNuk Resort a rundown on goings-on in the city since Jan. 1. Shrives said that the city’s $17 million wastewa...
Mayor, City Manager to address Chamber POLSON — On Wednesday, Dec. 6, members of the Polson Chamber of Commerce will receive an update concerning the state of the city from Polson Mayor Heather Knutson and City Manager Mark Shrives. A native of Polson, Mayor Heather Knutson is serv...
POLSON — The Polson City Commission approved another extension for the mixed-use Ridgewater development’s master plan/preliminary plat last week, this time for one year. That came on the heels of two extensions approved earlier this year, the first for six months and the second for two m...
POLSON – The Lake County Commissioners passed a budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 last week. Planning for a new court annex and jail are included in the $29.8 million budget, County Finance Director Scott Beggs said. The previous budget was $27.2 million. He said the difference lies in...
POLSON – After considerable discussion, Polson City Commission approved a $19.55 million budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 last week. The previous budget was for $14.24 million. City Finance Officer Cindy Dooley said the increase is largely due to the wastewater treatment project, which is represente...
POLSON – The Polson City Commission approved another extension for the preliminary plat of the master plan for the mixed-use Ridgewater subdivision last week after hearing contrary opinions from two attorneys. On Monday, Aug. 21, the commission unanimously approved the extension to Oct. 20. Th...
POLSON – Some residents of Gray’s Acres were pleased following a decision by the Lake County commissioners last week. Ben Anciaux, who lives in the neighborhood affected by the change, filed an application on April 7 to rezone from medium to low-density residential the area between Eleventh an...
POLSON – Thanks to some donated land, Polson will be getting a second dog park in the not-too-distant future. The Morehead Trust donated 1.9 acres near South Bayshore Drive and Morehead Lane near a bike/walking path. Trey Nowlen, the city’s parks and recreation director, told th...
POLSON – A new public safety building may be in Polson’s future. The city commission began considering that topic with a work session on Monday, June 26. The current city hall is housed in a former grocery store and space is tight. Any new public safety building would house the city&r...
POLSON – By a 5-1 vote with Stephen Turner dissenting, the City Commission last week approved a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILT, agreement with the developer of a low-income housing project. The agreement, which will provide $10,827 for city services such as police and fire, follows an annou...