In the interest of full transparency and in response to the dozens of complaints, comments and expressions of concern I’ve received over the past couple of months I am taking this opportunity to share the information made publicly available concerning the action recently taken by the City of Great Falls related to the ‘homeless encampment’…
Category: Great Falls
What Is The City Of Great Falls Doing About The FUMC “Homeless Camp”?
In recent weeks I’ve received numerous complaints and questions about the situation at the so-called “homeless camp” in the parking lot and property of the First United Methodist Church in downtown Great Falls. The situation has caused a lot of controversy due to it’s location and the fact that the “camp” is growing, in the…
Redefining ‘Handout’: Calumet Gets Tax Abatement
At last weeks Great Falls city commission meeting we voted unanimously to approve a tax abatement, worth about $2.8 million over 10 years, for the Calumet refinery here. The abatement is an incentive for Calumet’s bio-fuel expansion project which is creating more high-paying jobs in Great Falls, is environmentally friendly, and will help to boost…
Great Falls Shrine Circus Returns This Friday And Saturday 4/15, 16
The Shrine Circus is a long-standing Great Falls Tradition put on for over 50 years by the local Shrine Circus Bagpipe Band. This annual event helps raise money for the travel fund for helping families get to and from the Shrine Hospital. The annual East West Shrine Game supports the hospital. That game will be…
Tribune Misreports That ‘Anti-Trans’ Flyer Was Distributed In Great Falls
Because I’ve been asked about it several times, I felt it necessary at last night’s Great Falls city commission meeting to publicly correct a piece of incorrect reporting by the Great Falls Tribune last week. The front page of the Tribune’s Thursday, March 31 print addition carried the following headline, “‘Not in my neighborhood’ Anti-Semitic,…
GFPS Cancellation Of ‘Rainbow Day’ Makes National News
An article in the Great Falls Tribune about the Great Falls Public School District cancelling something called ‘Rainbow Day’ during ‘Inclusion Week’ has made national news. The article, posted on the Tribune’s Facebook page today, Monday 3/28/22, was written by the Tribune education reporter, Alisha Jordan and has subsequently appeared as a feature on the…
Local Crimestoppers Hosts “Staying Safe In Great Falls” Event
Editor’s note: A public service announcement from Great Falls/Cascade County Crimestoppers. What: Crime and the Law – Staying SAFE in Great Falls When: Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 6:30 PM Where: University of Providence, Great Falls Join Crimestoppers on Thursday, March 31, 2022 for a Community Crime program featuring local and regional experts talking about…
Great Falls/Cascade County Still Stagnant
At last week’s Great Falls city commission meeting we voted to approve a $150,000 funding request, using federal ARPA funds, for the Great Falls International Airport. The money will be used as part of a matching fund package for a Small Community Air Service Development Grant (SCASD) to help lower air fares at Great Falls’…
April Fundraiser For Great Falls Catholic Schools
Great Falls Homeless Encampment A ‘Living Nightmare’ After Dark
Editors note – The following is the text of comments made during public comment at the 2/15/22 Great Falls City Commission meeting by a local citizen who lives in the same neighborhood as the First United Methodist Church. “I’m a lifelong resident of Great Falls, MT. I grew up attending its schools, I graduated from…