Legals for Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Notice of Public Hearing

The City of Malta will conduct a public hearing on August 31, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment concerning the 2023/24 budget and proposed mills. Persons and/or their agent(s) may appear in person or send written comments to Mayor John Demarais, PO Box 1300 Malta MT 59538 no later than 11:30 a.m. August 31, 2023. Copies of the preliminary budget will be available for review after August 23, 2023, during regular business hours.

(Published by Phillips County News 8/23, 8/30/2023)

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BIG FLAT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING DATE SET FOR

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Preliminary plans are being made for the Big Flat Electric Cooperative’s 76th Annual Membership Meeting. The date of the meeting will be Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Malta High School in Malta, Montana.

In accordance with the by-laws, the Board of Directors appointed on July 31, 2023, and have notified the following list of members to serve on the Nomination Committee:

District #3 Jason Erickson

Pete Lumsden

Matt Simonson

District #5 Bruce Christofferson

Cody Oxarart

Roy Wyse

District #7 Wayne French

Phillip Henderson

Lee Jacobs

The Nominating Committee’s delegation on nominations will meet on Thursday, August 31st at 6:00 p.m. at the Big Flat Electric Cooperative’s Headquarters Building at 333 South 7th Street East, Malta, Montana to nominate members for the election of directors for a three year term from District Three (3) – Loring/Saco/Whitewater Area, District Five (5) – Malta Area and District Seven (7) – Missouri River Area.

Members may be nominated for Directors by petition of any fifteen (15) or more members. Nominations made by petition, received at the Cooperative’s Office at least fifteen (15) days prior to the annual meeting, shall be included on the Official Ballot. Later nominations by petition shall be treated as nomination from the floor.

Dated this 31st day of July, 2023.

(Published by Phillips County News 8/16, 8/23/2023)

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MONTANA WATER COURT

SECOND NOTICE OF ENTRY OF INTERLOCUTORY DECREE AND SECOND NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

LOWER MISSOURI DIVISION

WHITEWATER CREEK - BASIN 40K

ALL WATER USERS NEED TO READ THIS NOTICE

This second notice of issuance is being published because the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) failed to provide correct notice when this Decree was originally issued.

By statute, each water user in this basin is entitled to proper notice when the Water Court issues a decree. Preparation and mailing of notices is the responsibility of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. To ensure proper notice was given, the Water Court ordered the DNRC to include a copy of a Notice of Availability to each water user in this basin. In addition, the Water Court required the DNRC to state in writing that it had followed the Water Court’s order.

Despite this Court’s order, and the clear requirements of the statute, the DNRC failed to send a Notice of Availability to water users in this basin. In addition, the DNRC inaccurately represented that it had correctly mailed such notice.

The Montana Water Court has entered its Interlocutory Decree for Basin 40K and the Decree is now available for your review.

The Decree and the forms are available at these locations:

* Montana Water Court website: https://courts.mt.gov/Courts/

Water/Notices-Info/

* Montana DNRC website: http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/water/

adjudication

* Montana Water Court: 1123 Research Drive Bozeman, MT

59718; 406-586-4364

* Montana DNRC, Water Rights Adjudication Office: 1424 9th

Avenue, Helena, MT 59620; 406-444-0560

* Montana DNRC, Water Resources Regional Office: 222 Sixth

Street South, Glasgow, MT 59230; 406-228-2561

This Decree includes 64 water rights. These water rights were either not previously decreed by the Water Court or have issues that still need to be addressed. If you believe any claims in these Decrees do not reflect historical (before July 1, 1973) beneficial use, you should file an objection by January 29, 2024. Objections must be filed on the forms provided by the Water Court.

A request to extend the objection deadline must be filed by January 29, 2024. Any extension will be advertised once in this newspaper.

RIGHT TO APPEAL

If you do not participate in Water Court proceedings, your right to appeal an adverse decision is limited by

Section 85-2-235, MCA. If changes were made to your abstract, you may challenge those changes by filing

an objection. You may also address DNRC issue remarks by an objection. If there are changes and/or issue

remarks on your abstract which are not resolved by an objection, these will be addressed and resolved by the

Water Court.

MEETINGS

The Water Court will be offering a call-in meeting to explain the objection process on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 12:00 pm. Dial (406)318-5487, at the prompt enter code 944 652 312#.

(Published by Phillips County News 8/9, 8/16, 8/23/2023)

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 28, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioner’s Office, Phillips County Courthouse, 314 South 2nd Avenue West, Malta, Montana, a public hearing will be held at which time any taxpayer or resident of Phillips County may appear and be heard on the proposal to levy mills for the premium contributions for group benefits according to MCA 2-9-212 and the proposal to levy mills to fund 3% increase in employer contributions to Sheriff’s Retirement System according to MCA 15-10-420, 19-7-403, 19-7-404. Final approval is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, August 28, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. in the County Commissioner’s Office, Phillips County Courthouse, 314 South 2nd Avenue West, Malta, Montana, a public hearing will be held at which time any taxpayer or resident of Phillips County may appear and be heard for or against any part of the proposed FY23-24 budget. Final Budget approval and setting of official Certified Mills is scheduled for Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.

The proposed county budget for Phillips County, Montana for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 will be on file in the office of the Phillips County Clerk & Recorder and open for public inspection to all taxpayers beginning at 8:00 a.m. on August 21, 2023.

PHILLIPS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Lynnel LaBrie, Clerk

(Published by Phillips County News 8/16, 8/23/2023)

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DAN O’BRIEN,

Cole, Amestoy & O’Brien, PLLP

113 South 2nd Street West

P.O. Box 1280

Malta, Montana 59538

Phone: (406) 654-2541

Attorney for Personal Representative

MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF PHILLIPS

IN THE MATTER ) Probate No. DP-2023-16

OF THE ESTATE )

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OF ) NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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GEORGE E. KNUDSEN )

Deceased )

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be mailed, return receipt requested, to: Judy Rock and Kenneth H. Farquhar, Co-Personal Representatives, c/o Cole, Amestoy & O’Brien, PLLP, P.O. Box 1280, 113 South 2nd Street West, Malta, Montana 59538, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 11th day of August 2023.

__/s/_________________________

Judy Rock

Personal Representative

__/s/_________________________

Kenneth Farquhar

Personal Representative

(Published by Phillips County News 8/23, 8/30, 9/6/2023)

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