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Looking Back: Senior center established
2025-09-17
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler 50 Years Ago Sept. 18, 1975 An interlocal agreement between the City of Whitefish and Flathead County to establish a senior citizen center on West Second Street in Whitefish was accepted by the City Council, providing that no restrictions on the use of the property are specified. In the deed representing the Golden Agers, President Roy Gronberg presented the agreement to the council. In the agreement, the city would lease two lots east of the Second Street Bridge and the county would provide $35,000 in revenue sharing to construct the senior citizen center. The center would be administered by a three-man board composed of a representative of the Whitefish City Council, a representative of the Board of County Commissioners and one mutually agreed upon citizen. 40 Years Ago Sept. 18, 1985 Mayor Jim Putnam cast a tie breaking vote to reverse a decision the council made which allowed a daycare center to relocate to 443 Central Ave. After some discussion, the council voted 3-3 on a motion to allow the permit. Russ Ramlow's reasoning for asking for reconsideration was because “a member of the board was missing at the last
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