Results of the August 4 Flathead County Board of Adjustment meeting
Here is a brief summary of the results of the August 4 Flathead County Board of Adjustment meeting . . . During the Flathead County Board of Adjustment hearing on August 4, 2020, there were three requests for Conditional Use Permits to operate a “Camp and Retreat Center” on various North Fork properties. Besides the applicants, about 40 North Forkers… Read more →
UPDATE: County Board of Adjustment meeting, Aug 4, 6pm at Trade Center Bldg!
The County Board of Adjustment will be holding a public hearing in the Trade Center Bldg. (not the usual Expo Bldg.) at the Fairgrounds to decide whether to allow or deny conditional use permits for 3 Camp & Retreat Centers in the North Fork. One of the commercial operations is on Numa Peak Lane and the other two are in… Read more →
Wildland Fire Potential Outlook – issued August 1, 2020
As expected, Northwest Montana continues to be projected as above normal for fire activity through August and September. We can all be glad that the moisture we got at the end of June and the first of July pushed our fire season out from becoming active in early to mid July. But, with the current temperatures, low overnight temperature and… Read more →
North Fork fires in Glacier Park still under investigation — $10,000 reward offered by NFLA
See below for the text of a press release announcing a reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who set a series of fires in Glacier Park last Thursday, July 23. Before you start wondering how the NFLA got so rich all of a sudden, we are acting as a representative for an anonymous donor…. Read more →
Notice of County Board of Adjustment meeting, Aug 4, 6pm
The County Board of Adjustment will be holding a public hearing in the Expo Bldg. at the Fairgrounds to decide whether to allow or deny conditional use permits for 3 Camp & Retreat Centers in the North Fork. One of the commercial operations is on Numa Peak Lane and the other two are in the Home Ranch Bottoms area. If… Read more →
Encore presentation: 100th Anniversary of the Completion of the North Fork Road, Aug 7, 7pm
For those who were unable to attend the June NFLA meeting, Lois Walker will give a repeat showing of her history presentation on the 100th anniversary of the completion of the North Fork Road to the Canadian border in 1920. The show begins at 7:00pm, Friday, August 7.
Summer 2020 Interlocal notes available
For those of you who were unable to attend (or are lousy note takers), we’ve uploaded a set of notes taken by the inimitable Irv Heitz at the summer 2020 Interlocal meeting. Also included is a report from Dave Ring concerning planned DNRC activities in the North Fork. Click here to view/download the “2020 Notes from Summer Interlocal Meeting, July… Read more →
North Fork Land Use Advisory Committee meets at Sondreson Hall, 7:00pm, July 28
The North Fork Land Use Advisory Committee (NFLUAC) meets at Sondreson Hall at 7:00pm, Tuesday, July 28. The committee will be reviewing three conditional use permit applications for “Camp or Retreat Centers” at various locations: Montana Yoga Adventures, LLC at 1070 Numa Peak Lane, North Fork Cabins at 8954 North Fork Road, and Home Ranch at 8950 North Fork Road.
Masks now required at all Sondreson Hall events
In line with the Governor’s “mask directive,” face coverings (masks) are now required at all Sondreson Hall events. See the NFLA Calendar page for the full list of pandemic-related guidelines and restrictions, but here’s the meat of the matter… Face coverings are required within the hall for all individuals with the following exceptions: Children under the age of five. All… Read more →
New Smokey Bear-Fire Danger sign at Camas intersection
Thanks to the Hungry Horse/Glacier View Fire Staff – Andy Huntsberger and Staff – for installing the new Smokey Bear/Fire Danger Sign on the North Fork Road at the Camas Creek Road Junction. We all appreciate the service our wildland fire protecting Agency, the Flathead National Forest, provides. (Note: the tethers on the sign will come off once the concrete… Read more →