Legals for February, 21 2024

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS GENERAL CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SERVICES Mineral County Pioneer Council Transit Facility Superior, Montana NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mineral County Pioneer Council in Mineral County are formally requesting qualifications and proposals from construction firms interested in serving as a General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM) in accordance with Title 18, Chapter 2, Part 5, MCA. The selected GC/CM will participate in a collaborative process to assist, as a partner, with Mineral County Pioneer Council, staff, and the design team for the construction of a 2,550 GSF Transit Facility & Offices. Prospective GC/CM candidates may obtain a Qualification and Proposal packet by contacting Riley Hanson, Slate Architecture, Inc. at 1470 North Roberts Street, Helena, MT 59601, phone: (406) 457- 0360. Responses to this Request for Qualifications/Proposals for GC/CM services will be received at Mineral County Pioneer Council on or before Friday, February 23, 2024 at 4:00 pm, local time. Six (6) copies plus one PDF copy on a flash drive is required. RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE AND TIME WILL BE DEEMED NON-COMPLIANT WITH THIS RFQ/RFP AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. FAXED, ELECTRONIC OR E-MAIL COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED There will not be a walk-through of the project but site access can be obtained by contacting and coordinating with the parties mentioned below. Project location is off the intersection of McKinley Ave and Moats Ln in Superior, MT 59872. The intent of this solicitation is to identify qualified GC/CM candidates interested in participating in a collaborative process to bring the Mineral County Pioneer Council Transit Facility to fruition in a timely and cost-efficient manner. From the list of interested and qualified GC/CM candidates, Mineral Co. Pioneer Council will select the GC/CM firm, through the interview process, which is best qualified and best suits the Council’s needs and intent regarding the Project. It is anticipated that the selected GC/CM will initially provide Preconstruction phase services and, assuming that conditions attendant to the Project are met, will move forward with the provision of Construction phase services. The GC/CM shall comply with all fair labor practices and must meet the requirements of all local and state statutes. Mineral Co. Pioneer Council reserves the right to reject any and/or all responses, to waive any and/or all informalities or technicalities, and to act in the best interest of Mineral Co. Pioneer Council. Mineral Co. Pioneer Council P.O. Box 10 St. Regis, MT 59866 Phone: (406) 327-8707 Published in the Mineral Independent on February 7, 14, 21, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF LOCATION OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License GO ROAM FREE LLC (Jonathan Sepp and Brittany Masters, Owner(s)) has applied to operate Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 35-999-7132-001 to be operated at ROAM FREE RANCH, 180 Coppedge Gulch Rd, Plains, 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 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 35-999-7132-001 and the applicant’s name GO ROAM FREE 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 March 2, 2024. 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 Plains. 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 Breanna Gill, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-0710 or Breanna.Gill@mt.gov. Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on February 14, 21, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

MINERAL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING FOR MINERAL COUNTY FLOOD PLAIN Hazard Management Regulations Update MARCH 8, 2024 The Mineral County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on March 8, 2024 at 11:05 a.m. to consider passing a Resolution to Adopt the Mineral County Floodplain Hazard Management Regulations Update. The public hearing will be held in the Mineral County Commissioners meeting room located at 300 River Street, Superior MT, at which time and place all persons interested in said floodplain regulations update may be heard thereon. If you have any questions, please contact the Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning Department at 406-822-3525, or send your comments by March 8, 2024, to PO Box 396, Superior MT 59872. Published in the Mineral Independent on February 21 and February 28, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA In re Rus-Kins, Inc.’s Application for Class D Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Docket 2024.01.016 February 16, 2024 Notice of Application and Protest Deadline On January 10, 2024, Rus-Kins, Inc. (“Rus-Kins”), submitted its finalized Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“Application”) to the Montana Public Service Commission (“Commission”). Rus-Kins currently holds Class D motor carrier Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity PSC No. 9320. In its Application, Rus-Kins proposes to expand its garbage service territory from a 20-mile radius of Noxon, Montana, to a 50-mile radius thereof within Sanders County.  A copy of the Application is publicly available at the Commission’s business office, 1701 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT 59601, and online at the Commission’s website (psc.mt.gov) under Docket No. 2024.01.016. A copy of the Application may also be available at the office of the Montana Consumer Counsel, which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59601, (406) 444-2711. Interested parties can register on the Commission’s website to receive notice of filings in this docket. Instructions for subscribing to notices of filings in contested cases are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help. Any interested party may protest the Application or request a hearing. Protests and requests for hearing must be filed with the Commission no later than March 4, 2024. The form titled “Protest to Application for PCN, S&T, or Lease” is available at the Commission’s website under the “Regulated Utilities” tab, then the “Compliance Materials” tab, and finally the “Transportation” tab under the subheading “Protests.”  Protests must be submitted to the Commission both electronically and in hard copy. Protests must be submitted electronically to the Commission through REDDI at http://reddi.mt.gov. Hard copies must be mailed to the Commission at P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620. A filing fee of $500 must accompany the hard copy mailed to the Commission. A hard copy of each protest must also be mailed to Rus-Kins, Inc. at P.O. Box 1468, Noxon, MT 59853. If no protests or requests for hearing are received by the deadline set forth above, the Commission may issue a final order on the Application without a public hearing. Mont. Code Ann. § 69-12-321 (2023). The Commission invites members of the public who do not wish to formally protest the Application to submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission at P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620, or by email to pschelp@mt.gov. Public comment may also be submitted in REDDI. Instructions for submitting public comments in REDDI are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help (select “Submit a Public Comment”). The Commission’s jurisdiction over this matter is provided in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated; Title 38, Chapters 2 and 3 of the Montana Administrative Rules; and any prior orders of the Commission relevant to the issues presented. DONE and DATED February 16, 2024, by the Montana Public Service Commission through delegation to staff. JAMES BROWN, President JENNIFER FIELDER, Vice President TONY O’DONNELL, Commissioner RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner DR. ANNIE BUKACEK, Commissioner Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on February 21, 2024. MNAXLP ___________________