Legals for December, 8 2021

Claude I. Burlingame Claude I. Burlingame, P.C. P. O. Box 1587 Thompson Falls, MT 59873 (406) 827-3372 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, SANDERS COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES HANDCOCK, Deceased Cause No. DP 21-62, NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Anna Lisa Muhme, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Claude I. Burlingame, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 1587, Thompson Falls, MT 59873, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. DATED this 23rd day of November 2021, at Oak Creek, Colorado. s/ ANNA LISA MUHME, Personal Representative Published in the Valley Press on December 1, 8, and 15, 2021. MNAXLP

November 24, 2021 AMENDED FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO ALL INTERESTED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLIC GROUPS As required by state and federal rules for determining whether an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary, an environmental review has been performed on the proposed action below: Project Proposed Relocation of the Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant Location Plains, Montana Project Number C301291 Total Cost $7,335,447 The Town of Plains, through a 2017 Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) for its wastewater facilities and an Updated PER completed in March of 2020, analyzed the condition of its wastewater system components. It was determined that overall, the facilities appear to be in good working order. The main concern and primary reason for the PERs is the ongoing threat of the Clark Fork River's encroachment on the Plains wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP includes a four-cell lagoon, which is located approximately 200 feet from the east bank of the Clark Fork River where it is impacted by erosion caused by repetitive flooding. The river channel has shifted approximately 10 to 15 feet per year towards the WWTP. Since 1995 the river channel has moved approximately 195 feet closer to the lagoon. A failure of the WWTP would significantly impact the public health and safety of Plains residents, as well as the Clark Fork River and other environmental resources. The proposed Plains WWTP relocation project includes acquisition of private property and construction of a new three-cell lagoon on a 10-acre tract of land north of Helterline Lane, approximately 3/4 -mile northeast of the existing Plains lagoon and outside of the 100-year floodplain. Primary access to the site will be from Helterline Lane within a 30-foot utility and access easement containing raw sewage and WWTP effluent force mains. Secondary access, if the primary access road is flooded, will be provided via Stonebrook Lane. The new WWTP will continue to use the Town's same outfall to the Clark Fork River. Construction activities at the existing lagoon will consist of piping modifications and decommissioning of the site. An environmental assessment (EA) was issued on March 11, 2021, by the Department for the proposed Relocation of the Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. On March 24, 2021, the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the EA was published in the Clark Fork Valley Press. A 30-day public comment period followed, and no public comments were received. This Amended FONSI is being issued to address, and publicly notice, the increase in total project cost from the original $6,800,447 identified in the EA and original FONSI, and the inclusion of a $530,000 Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund loan into the funding package to cover the increased cost. The project cost increase is due to higher than anticipated expenses associated with the land acquisition. Wastewater system revenues are adequate to cover repayment of the WPCSRF loan, and a sewer rate increase is not necessary. This Amended FONSI notes the cost and funding corrections and supersedes the previous notice. All other aspects of the Plains wastewater project were adequately covered in the EA and remain unchanged. The estimated project cost (including administration, engineering, and construction) is $7,335,447. The project will be financed with a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant in the amount of $5,148,500; a $500,000 Montana Coal Endowment Program (MCEP) grant; a $125,000 grant from DNRC's Renewable Resource Grant and Loan (RRGL) Program; a $450,000 grant from the DOC's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; two grants from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for a total amount of $575,000; a WPCSRF loan (20 years, 2.5%) in the amount of $530,000; and $6,947 in local funds. Environmentally sensitive resources such as wetlands, floodplains, threatened or endangered species, and historical sites are not expected to be adversely impacted because of the proposed project. Environmental impacts related to land use, water quality, air quality, public health, energy, noise, growth, and sludge disposal were also assessed. Relocation of the WWTP required acquisition of private property. Construction of the relocated WWTP will result in dust and noise. Construction impacts are expected to be localized and of short duration. Except for affecting property adjacent to and within the footprint of the relocated WWTP, no significant long-term environmental impacts were identified. Public participation during the planning process demonstrated support for the selected alternative. No significant long-term environmental impacts were identified. An environmental assessment (EA), which describes the project and analyzes the impacts in more detail, is available for public review on the DEQ web site http://deq.mt.gov/Public/ea and at the following locations: Department of Environmental Quality Town of Plains 1520 East Sixth Avenue 101 West Lynch P.O. Box 200901 Plains, MT 59869 Helena, MT 59620-0901 mmarsh@mt.gov Sincerely, Mark A. Smith, P.E. SRF Program Manager Water Quality Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on December 8, 2021. MNAXLP