Ronan City Council tutored on SIDs
BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year AGO
Reporter Berl Tiskus joined the Lake County Leader team in early March 2023, and covers Ronan City Council, schools, ag and business. Berl grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and earned a degree in English education from MSU-Billings and a degree in elementary education from the University of Montana. Since moving to Polson three decades ago, she’s worked as a substitute teacher, a reporter for the Valley Journal and a secretary for Lake County Extension. Contact her at [email protected] or 406-883-4343. | April 17, 2025 12:00 AM
Local bankers Jamie Buhr and Brennin Grainey attended the April 9 Ronan City Council meeting to present facts on Special Improvement Districts. Mark Drinkwater, developer of Mission Valley Homesites, had approached the council regarding an SID for the first phase of a 221-lot subdivision on the southeast edge of Ronan.
In other business, the council approved:
• The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority’s request for a waiver on impact fees for water and sewer hookups in exchange for rebuilding Third Ave. sewer lift station. This is for a transitional supportive apartment complex that was already approved.
• The preliminary conditional approval of Annointed Homes minor subdivision for Scott and Anita Beggs.
• A change order for the water main replacement project. The city is using American Rescue Plan Act funds to finish up the water project, according to Dan Miller, Ronan’s Director of Public Works.
In other business, members of local softball teams attended the council meeting to complain about being unable to use the softball fields. The council decided to have a meeting with the Ronan Pablo Youth Softball Association and these teams to discuss the facilities use agreement.
Miller updated the council on the EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities grant, which has been submitted. Funds would be used to improve Ronan’s downtown streetscape.
The next council meeting will be April 23 at 6 p.m.
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