Legals for December, 10 2021

THE HONORABLE JUDGE MATTHEW J. CUFFEE Presiding Judge 512 California Avenue Libby, MT 59923 MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF NAME CHANGE OF KIMBERLY DAWN MACKLEY, Petitioner DV-21-217 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE This is notice that the petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Kimberly Dawn Mackley to Kimberly Dawn Hamilton. The hearing will be on December 20, 2021, at 11:00am at the District Court courtroom in the Lincoln County Courthouse, 512 California Avenue, Libby, MT. The Petitioner must publish notice of this hearing in the Western News, Libby, Montana, for four weeks prior to the above hearing date. DATED this 18th day of November 2021. TRICIA BROOKS s/s Kelsi Chambers, Deputy District Court Clerk by Deputy Clerk of Court Published In The Western News November 19, 26, December 3 & 10, 2021. MNAXLP

Legal Notice Lincoln County Planning is inviting public comment on a floodplain permit application for work proposed within the floodplain of Flower Creek. This project will consist of construction of two covered recreational vehicle storage units, placement of approximately 4,300 cubic yards of earthen fill material to elevate a portion of the site above the base flood elevation, and construction of three apartment/condominium buildings on that fill. The project is located along E Commerce Way, approximately 750 feet downstream of the Flower Creek crossing/bridge on W 6th Street in Libby, Montana, Section 04, Township 30 North, Range 31 West, Lincoln County. The applicant is Evensen Engineering & Consulting, Inc. Information regarding this application is available at Lincoln County Planning at 418 Mineral Ave, Libby, MT 59923. Written comments may be mailed, hand-delivered or emailed (nraines@libby.org) and must be received by 5:00pm MST on December 25, 2021. (Reference Application #2021FC01) Published In The Western News December 10, 2021. MNAXLP

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES NOTICE OF EXTENSION The deadline for the request for statements of qualifications for engineering/consulting services to assist with expansion and closure projects at the Class II Libby Landfill, published in the Kootenai Valley Record on November 13 and 20, has been extended. All proposals must be received no later than 5:00 PM, MST, on December 20, 2021. Questions and responses should be directed to Kathi Hooper, Lincoln County Health Department, at 406-283-2440 or khooper@libby.org or 418 Mineral Ave, Libby, MT 59923. Please state "Professional Services Proposal" on the outside of the response package and provide eight (8) copies of the proposal. Published In The Western News December 10 & 14, 2021. MNAXLP

PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE FIRE & SLICE LLC (Mikhail and Kathryn Volsky, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 56-917-4447-001 to be operated at FIRE & SLICE, 45 Front St, Eureka, 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 adjoining 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 56-917-4447-001 and the applicant's name FIRE & SLICE LLC; (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 seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before December 27, 2021. 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 Eureka. 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 December 10 & 17, 2021. MNAXLP