At last night’s Great Falls city commission meeting we unanimously voted to adopt the proposed fiscal year 2022 City of Great Falls budget. This graph depicting the government entities to which our local property tax dollars go is interesting and informative: The 27.1% share of total local property taxes is only one of the City’s…
Author: Rick Tryon
Should Great Falls’ Fireworks Ordinance Be Revisited?
Are all those booms, pops and ka-bams we heard over the weekend as Great Falls celebrated Independence Day 2021 the sound of freedom – or the sound of irresponsibility? Here’s something I posted on my personal Facebook page last Wednesday: “Let’s be careful and kind out there, Great Falls. Hot and dry conditions here means…
Big Sky Country National Heritage Area Is NOT In The Great Falls Growth Policy
I’ve been asked by several Great Falls citizens why the City’s 2013 Growth Policy advocates support for the Big Sky Country National Heritage Area, Inc. Simple answer: it doesn’t. There is absolutely nothing in the 2013 Growth Policy that states support for the Big Sky Country National Heritage Area, Inc. (here is the reference, you…
Great Falls Crime Task Force Members Approved By City Commission
At last Tuesday’s Great Falls City Commission meeting we approved the following local folks as appointees to the newly formed Great Falls Crime Task Force: Mary Lynne Billy – Indian Family Health Clinic Shawna Jarvey – transition consultant, Benefis Health Nichole Griffith – Victim Witness Program Sandra Guynn – chair of Neighborhood Council of Councils…
Tryon Addresses GF Crime Task Force Questions
At our Tuesday April 6 regular meeting the Great Falls City Commission unanimously passed Resolution 10395 establishing the Great Falls Crime Task Force. As I’ve spoken to many groups and individuals in the weeks since the concept was first raised at the commission goal setting session earlier this year I have found that there’s overwhelming…
Tryon: What’s The Mission Of Local Police And Justice System?
The responsibility of government isn’t to solve all of our problems but rather to ensure our safety in the free exercise of our individual God-given, natural rights. Now think about that in light of our local crime problem. The primary job of Great Falls law-enforcement and our local criminal justice system is to protect and…
The Magic And Wonder Of Presidents Day
This is a special time of year for me and my family. Presidents Day holds so much meaning and so many great memories for me even now as an adult. When I was a kid, every year my brothers and I, with barely contained excitement and anticipation, would count down the days until that magical,…
Tryon’s GF City Commisison Update: Animal Shelter, Voyagers, COVID-19
Here are a few Great Falls City Commission updates and answers to questions and comments I’ve received from folks recently. COVID-19 City County Health Officer Trisha Gardiner provided an update at Tuesday’s city commission meeting and there’s some good news: the numbers in Cascade County are heading in the right direction over the past week…
Mr. President, Concede The Election But Not The Fight
I suspect that those who are in favor of doing away with the Electoral College haven’t really thought it through. Come on, man! If we abolish the Electoral College where will future generations of electricians go to learn how to fix our wiring? All kidding aside, today state electors in all 50 states and the…
Great Falls Citizens Complaint Form Now Online
As a Great Falls City Commissioner I am always open to and interested in hearing suggestions, criticisms, and plain ol’ complaints from my fellow citizens about how City employees and officials are performing or how City policy is working, or not working. I do my best to bring citizen’s concerns to the attention of the…