Legals for June, 2 2020

PUBLIC INVITATION FOR ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY Under provisions of the CDBG program, the City of Libby publicly invites response from owners with real property located in the CDBG project area, described as the properties fronting US Highway 2 from Mahoney Avenue to Education Way who desire to sell their property to the City of Libby for the purpose of constructing water main improvements. Interested property owners should contact the City of Libby, 952 E. Spruce Street, Libby, MT, 59923, Jim Hammons, City Supervisor, 406-293-2731,ext. 4 on or before June 15, 2020. Offers to sell under this invitation for acquisition must be on a voluntary basis. If a mutually satisfactory agreement cannot be reached between the City of Libby and seller, the City of Libby will not acquire the offered property. s/s Brent Teske, Mayor Published In The Western News May 22 & June 2, 2020. MNAXLP

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Water Users (Pursuant to Section 85-2-307, MCA) The following application has been submitted to appropriate water in the State of Montana. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION PROPOSES TO GRANT AN APPLICATION FOR BENEFICIAL WATER USE PERMIT. DESCRIBED BELOW ARE THE PERTINENT FACTS WHICH SUMMARIZE THE APPLICATION. THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION (PD) DOCUMENTING THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ANY CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE WATER RIGHT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/wrd/. OBJECTION DEADLINE: JULY 17, 2020. THE DEPARTMENT CAN ONLY ACCEPT OBJECTIONS FILED ON AN OBJECTION TO APPLICATION, FORM 611. MAIL THE COMPLETED FORM AND THE $25.00 FILING FEE TO THE DNRC, PO BOX 201601, HELENA, MT 59620-1601 BY THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION, TO OBTAIN THE PD OR OBJECTION FORM TO THE WATER RESOURCES OFFICE AT 655 TIMBERWOLF PARKWAY, SUITE 4, KALISPELL, MT 59901-2387, PHONE: 406-752-2288, FAX: 406-752-2843. IF ISSUED, THE RIGHT WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR EXISTING WATER RIGHTS. Application Number:76D 30122042 Owners: LOUIS D BURRELL LOUIS L BURRELL MARGARET CARR 227 BURRELL DR LIBBY, MT 59923 Priority Date: SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 at 11:57 A.M. Purpose (use): GEOTHERMAL; POWER GENERATION Maximum Flow Rate: 219.00 GPM Maximum Volume: 347.00 AC-FT Source Name: GROUNDWATER Source Type: GROUNDWATER Point of Diversion and Means of Diversion: ID 1; Qtr Sec SWSWNE; Sec 17; Twp 31N; Rge 31W; County LINCOLN Diversion Means: DEVELOPED SPRING Period of Diversion: JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31 Purpose (Use): GEOTHERMAL Purpose Clarification: 65 GPM FOR GEOTHERMAL USE Volume: 34.00 AC-FT Period of Use: JANUARY 1 to DECEMBER 31 Place of Use: ID 1; Qtr Sec SWSE; Sec 17; Twp 31N; Rge 31W; County LINCOLN Purpose (Use): POWER GENERATION Purpose Clarification: 119-219 GPM FOR POWER GENERATION Volume: 313.00 AC-FT Period of Use: JANUARY 1 to DECEMBER 31 Place of Use: ID 1; Qtr Sec SENESW; Sec 17; Twp 31N; Rge 31W; County LINCOLN Published In The Western News June 2, 2020. MNAXLP

PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF LOCATION OF MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE LINCOLN LANES, INC. (James and Kerry Beasley and Justin and Melanie Courteau, Owerne(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Beverages License No. 56-923-4465-001 to be operated at Southside Casino, 11 Frazey Loop Road, Libby, Lincoln County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location Lincoln County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, and residents of adjoinging counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207 (4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor's full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number 56-923-4465-001 and the applicant's name LINCOLN LANES, INC.; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest;(4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor's signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant's qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405 MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriosly affected. How are protest submitted? Protest must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59605-5805 on or before June 19, 2020. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Libby. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing's time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester's hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester's letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Charlene Sholey, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue's Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-3505 or Charlene.Sholey@mt.gov. Published In The Western News June 2 & 9, 2020. MNAXLP