This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Kari Ann Underwood to Kari Ann Anderson. The hearing will be on April 13, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County, District Courtroom No. 1.

Dated: March 7, 2011.
/s/ Debbie Harmon, Clerk of District Court
By: Mary Sawyer, Deputy Clerk of Court

BS 3-16, 3-23, 3-30, 4-6-11.

MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY

In the Matter of the Name Change of Adriann Melissa Schiever

Adriann Melissa Schiever, Petitioner
Cause No DV-11-151/3
Dept. 1

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE

This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Adriann Melissa Schiever to Adriann Melissa Monson. The hearing will be on April 13, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County, District Courtroom No. 1.

Dated: March 9, 2011.
/s/ Debbie Harmon, Clerk of District Court
By: Mary Sawyer, Deputy Clerk of Court

BS 3-16, 3-23, 3-30, 4-6-11.

LEGAL NOTICE

The Ravalli County Planning Department is inviting public comment on a floodplain permit application for work proposed within the floodplain of the Bitterroot River. The proposed project will construct 100 linear feet of new gravel roadway at Hannon Fishing Access Site to re-establish the campground loop. The project will also create a new campsite and re-surface the existing gravel road. The project is located at Hannon Fishing Access Site, in Section 36, Township 3 North, Range 21 West, Ravalli County. The applicant is the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Information regarding this application is available at the Ravalli County Planning Department at 215 S 4th St, Suite F in Hamilton. Written comments may be mailed, faxed (406-375-6531), hand-delivered or emailed (planning@ravallicounty.mt.gov) and must be received by March 31, 2011 at 5:00 pm. (Reference Application #FA-10-21)

BS 3-16-11.

LEGAL NOTICE

The Ravalli County Board of Commissioners (BCC) will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal of a denied family transfer request. Douglas Ostrenga submitted a Subdivision Exemption Application requesting the use of the family transfer exemption on February 28, 2011. The request was reviewed by the Planning Department and denied on March 9, 2011. Exemption requests are reviewed by the Planning Department to ensure that the proposed use is not being utilized to evade the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act or the Ravalli County Subdivision Regulations (RCSR). Appeals of denied subdivision exemption requests are authorized under in Section 4-6-3, RCSR.

Information describing the proposal is available for inspection at the Planning Department, in the Administrative Center, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840. The public hearing will be held Monday, November 17, 2008, at 9:00 AM in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room in the Administrative Center. The public may comment on the appeal.

BS 3-16-11.

CALL FOR BIDS

AUDIO SYSTEM FOR COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM

The Ravalli County Commissioners are soliciting bids from a qualified vendor for the purchase of an audio system which will include installation, setup and testing for the Commissioners Conference Room in Hamilton, MT.

For a full copy of the details of this Call for Bid, which includes the bidding process, dates for submittal of bid package and bid specifications/requirements, please contact Glenda Wiles at the Ravalli County Commissioners Office at 406-375-6500 or email at: commissioners@ravallicounty.mt.gov

Glenda M. Wiles

Ravalli County Commissioners Administrative Assistant

BS 3-16, 3-23-11.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: MUSIC CENTER – STEVENSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Stevensville Elementary School District is soliciting sealed bids for construction of a new Music Center and associated work. Beginning at noon on Monday, March 14 2011 bid packets may be obtained from Scott Bruner at Swank Enterprises by phone: 406-752-5411; E-mail: scott@swankenterprises.com; or in person at 750 West Reserve Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901. No plan deposit will be required. No plans will be available from the School District. Plans will be posted at area plans exchanges.

This project utilizes the Construction Manager at Risk method, and Swank Enterprises of Kalispell has previously been selected as the Construction Manager. This project is offered with two bidding options. 1) Bidders who can provide the required bid and performance securities may bid directly to the School District. 2) Bidders who elect not to provide the required security documents may bid to Swank Enterprises as a subcontractor. Contact Swank Enterprises as described above for further information. All subcontracts, regardless of bidding method, will be performed under Swank Enterprises as the Construction Manager at Risk.

To be considered, sealed bids must be physically received no later than 4:00 PM local time on March 29, 2011 at the Stevensville School District Offices at 300 Park Avenue, Stevensville, MT. No faxed or electronic bids will be accepted. Bidders who elect to bid as subcontractors to Swank Enterprises must coordinate and complete a separate private bidding process with Swank prior to the public bid opening. If your bid is responsive, Swank will submit your number as Swank’s bid with appropriate mark-ups. All bids, including those submitted by Swank, will be publicly opened, read aloud, and taken under consideration by the School District. No awards will be made at the bid opening. Bids must be honored for a period of 30 days after the bid opening. A bid tabulation will be made available as soon as is practical after the bid opening, including a tabulation of those bids made to Swank.

As required by State Law, bids submitted to the School District must be accompanied by a 10% bid security in an approved form. The successful bidder must provide a performance and payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount as a condition of a successful contract execution, under Swank Enterprises. All workers who provide on-site labor must be paid no less than the current State of Montana Prevailing Wages or the current Federal Davis-Bacon Wages, whichever is greater. Wage scale requirements, effective at the time of bidding, are included in the bid packets. Certified payroll records will be required. This project is subject to the Montana State 1% Gross Receipts Tax. Successful bidders must possess a valid State of Montana Contractor Registration and must be able to provide insurance coverages in the types and amounts shown in the bid packet.

Successful bidders shall give employment preference to bona-fide residents of Montana. A Montana resident bidder will be allowed preference against the bid of a non-resident bidder from any state or county that enforces a preference for resident bidders. Contractors shall comply with the Rules of On-Site Conduct included in the project manual. Background checks will be required for all persons providing on site services. The Stevensville School District reserves the right to reject all bids, reject individual non-responsive bids, or award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder.

BS 3-9, 3-16-11.

LEGAL NOTICE

The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will conduct a public hearing for a conservation easement proposed through Ravalli County’s Open Lands Bond Program. The proposal is known as the Triple J Bar Ranch Application and is composed of two (2) parcels totaling 160 acres. The properties are located east of Corvallis along the south side of Willow Creek Rd. (See Map)

The properties are described as: the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 12, township 6 north, range 20 west, P.M.M., Ravalli County, Montana; and, the south half of the northwest quarter, the east three quarters of the northwest quarter of the SOUTHWEST QUARTER, THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHWEST OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA.

The applicant is Kay Downey, with the Five Valleys Land Trust as the Sponsoring Organization. Information describing the proposal is available for inspection at the Planning Department, in the County Administrative Center, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840. Written comments are encouraged to be submitted to the Planning Department prior to the public hearing and will be forwarded to the BCC for their consideration. Submit email comments to planning@ravallicounty.mt.gov; or contact us by phone at 375-6530.

The BCC will conduct a public hearing on this proposal on Monday, March 28, 2011, at 2:00 PM in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room of the County administrative building, located at 215 South 4th Street, in Hamilton. The public may comment verbally or in writing at the hearing. Comments and information submitted at the public hearing will be considered in the decision on the Triple J Bar Ranch Conservation Easement.

Location Map (Source Data: Ravalli County GIS Department)

BS 3-9, 3-16-11.

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