Legals for February, 26 2026

NO. 31858 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED FY26 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana intends to amend the budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and that said budget amendment affects the following functions: general government; public safety; public works; public health; social and economic services; culture and recreation and solid waste. Details are open to public inspection in the Office of the Flathead County Clerk & Recorder, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana and also available on the County website at http://flathead.mt.gov/finance/downloads.php.  The Board will meet on the 12th day of March, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. for the purpose of holding a hearing and consideration of the amendment to the original budget. Said meeting is to be held in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana. Any taxpayer or resident may appear at the hearing and will be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget amendment. For further information, please contact Amy Dexter, Finance Director, 800 South Main, Room 214, Kalispell, Montana 59901, Telephone (406) 758-5538. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office prior to the hearing. DATED this 12th day of February, 2026. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Brad W. Abell Brad W. Abell, Chairman February 26 and March 5, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31872 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON INCREASING RATES FOR THE MEADOW LAKE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Meadow Lake County Water and Sewer District, Flathead County, Montana, (the “District”) will meet on the 13th day of March, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at 100 St. Andrews Drive in Columbia Falls, Montana, for the purpose of holding a public hearing regarding: (1)Increasing rates for the District. The District Board proposes to increase the monthly Base Rate for water from $22.50 to $30.00, increase the monthly Base Rate for sewer from $22.50 to $45.00 and increase the Usage Rate on water from $1.46 per 1,000 gallons to $2.00 per 1,000 gallons effective 1 April 2026. All persons who own property in the District and customers of the District may appear and be heard at the time and place of the hearing. For further information regarding the hearing or proposed new rates, please contact the District Administrative Office at 406-897-3540 or via email at [email protected]. February 26 and March 5, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31882 Public Notice Sale for Storage Charges — Notice is Hereby Given, pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 2023, 70-6-601 through 70-6-609. The Undersigned will sell at online auction (StorageAuctions.com) starting on March 15 ,2026 at 7:00 A.M and ending on March 19, 2026 at 10:00 A.M to the highest bidder for cash at FLATHEAD LAKE STORAGES -6470 HWY 35 Bigfork, MT 59911: Tenant Robert Mock Unit # C051, Tenant John Lynch Unit # D082, Tenant Ben Cerise Unit # G132, and Tenant Shawn Swor Unit # D084 at Woods Bay location 27305 HWY 35, Bigfork MT 59911. FLATHEAD LAKE STORAGE/406-253-7943 (StorageAuctions.com) Flathead Lake Storages B& B Riddle Enterprise LLC [email protected] 406-253-7943 February 26, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________