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Whitefish begins chipping away at stock of illegal short-term rentals
Whitefish’s short-term rental specialist, Codi Evenson, has been on the job for about one month. She says she is already making headway in reining in the proliferation of illegal vacation properties as she builds the newly created position from the ground up. “If this is how far we’ve gotten in a month, just imagine how far in six months,” Evenson said. “I think it’ll be great.”Kalispell born and raised, Evenson comes to the position at the City of Whitefish with an understanding of short-term rental policies and the application process after serving her hometown as the permit technician for the last...
Legals for April, 24 2024
NO. 30269 The MT DNRC-Stillwater State Forest Unit is in the application process of obtaining new opencut gravel permits for an existing gravel pit operated by the MT DNRC. The Whitefish Lake Pit is an active gravel pit, located in Flathead County; Section 32, T32N, R22W. For more information, please contact the Stillwater State Forest Unit Office at (406) 881-2371. April 14, 21, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________
Mill closures ‘shock’ industry, but officials say demand for wood remains
Five days a week, a short train rolls out of the rail yard in Whitefish with empty freight cars destined for the Flathead Valley’s three surviving wood products mills in Columbia Falls and Evergreen. At one time, short trains like this could be found all over western Montana, serving mills in places like Libby, St. Regis, Darby and Pablo. But today, this is one of the few “local” freights left in the region.
Arbor Day celebration in Whitefish on April 26
The Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department is holding a tree-planting celebration in honor of Arbor Day on Friday, April 26 at 10:45 a.m. near the Dave Olseth Memorial Skatepark in Armory Park.Students from the Whitefish High School agriculture group will be volunteering to help plant the trees.The City of Whitefish was awarded a $850 Arbor Day Grant from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to help purchase trees for the Arbor Day celebration.For questions, call the Whitefish Parks and Recreation Department at 406-863-2470.
Glacier Range Riders, NPS dispute continues following latest appeal
KALISPELL, Mont. — A dispute between the National Park Service and the Glacier Range Riders is more than a year in with no clear end in sight. Kalispell’s Pioneer League baseball team and the federal agency continue to be locked in a dispute over one of the team’s logos. The point of contention is the arrowhead design that the “RR” appears inside. The National Park Service’s logo is also an arrowhead oriented the same way.
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