Interest cost on National Debt impacting investment in infrastructure including irrigation

The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group (SMRWG) met on January 30, 2018, to discuss the rehabilitation of the 100-year-old irrigation project. Lt. Governor Mike Cooney Co-Chair presided over the meeting. The SMRWG welcomed two replacement Board Members. Sara Swanson, of the Milk River Watershed Alliance from Glasgow, replaced Nancy Hines, and Greg Jorgenson, with the City of Chinook, replaced Gary Anderson. Except for Two Rivers Economic and Glacier County representative, the working group was full.

The SMRWG has $46,366 in local basin funds and $54,313 remaining in the first of Montana Stat...