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Click here to comment on our front page stories on the new Bitterroot Star blog! Hiring of planning administrator voided and rescheduledBy Michael Howell On Tuesday, March 29, the Ravalli County Commissioners hired Terry Nelson, of Applebury Survey, to be the new administrator of the Planning Department. That meeting, however, was later determined to be improperly noticed and at a subsequent meeting held on Monday, April 4, the commissioners officially voided that decision, and rescheduled a meeting to hire a new Planning Department Administrator in April. More...  County contracts for ‘coordination’ consultantBy Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, April 4, to contract with the American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) for help in forming a strategy for local control called “coordination.” American Stewards of Liberty is a non-profit organization that tutors local government in establishing coordination efforts with state, federal and tribal agencies. More... School budgets tight across the valleyBy Michael Howell There’s no question about it, it’s hard to draw up a budget for a business as big as a school district when you don’t know how much money you have to work with. Yet every other year around this time school districts across the state have to begin preparing for the upcoming fiscal year end and the beginning of a new one without any definite funding levels to work with because the legislature is still hashing it out. The best that can be done, according to most school superintendents, is to work with the figures in the governor’s proposed budget and keep a close eye on the legislative discussions. That’s what most school districts in Ravalli County are doing right now. More... Stevensville Town CouncilCouncil approves special events permits By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council met on Wednesday, March 23, to consider what has become a perennial question concerning the Special Event Permits it issues and the Transient Merchant Licenses and how they should be handled. More...
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