Legals for Wednesday, May 15, 2024

NOTICE OF FEDERAL PRIMARY ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that in Phillips County, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, a Federal Primary nominating election will be held at the Phillips County Courthouse for the purpose of nominating federal, state and county candidates for the November 5, 2024, general election ballot.

This election will be conducted by polling place. The polls will be open on election day, June 4, 2024, at 7:00 a.m., and continue to be open until 8:00 p.m. All active and inactive electors of Phillips County are entitled to vote in the election. Absentee ballots were mailed on Friday, May 10, 2024, to only active, registered voters signed up for the absentee list.

Dated this 6th day of May, 2024.

Lynnel LaBrie, Election Administrator

(Published by Phillips County News 5/8, 5/15/2024) MNAXLP

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NOTICE

The Phillips County Tax Appeal Board will be in session from July 1 through December 31, 2024 for the business of hearing appeals. Any Taxpayer who disagrees with the appraised value of their property may file an appeal with the Phillips County Tax Appeal Board within 30 days of the date on your Notice of Classification and Appraisal from the Department of Revenue or 30 days after you receive a decision from the Department of Revenue following an informal review under Form AB-26.

Appeal forms are available on-line at http://www.mtab.mt.gov or from the Phillips County Clerk & Recorder’s Office at the Courthouse, 314 S. 2nd Avenue West, Malta, Montana.

(Published by Phillips County News 5/15, 5/29/2024) MNAXLP

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Notice of Public Hearing

The Phillips County Compensation Board PUBLIC HEARING and MEETING will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. in the office of the Phillips County Commissioners at the Phillips County Courthouse, 314 S 2nd Ave W, Malta MT 59538.

Phillips County Commissioners, Lynnel LaBrie, Clerk

(Published by Phillips County News 5/15, 5/22/2024) MNAXLP

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REMINDER, the second half of 2024 Real Estate Taxes are due on or before May 31, 2024. Payments postmarked after this date will be assessed penalty, interest and returned. As per MCA 15-16-101(4)

Payments should be mailed to:

Phillips County Treasurer

P.O. Box 49

Malta, MT 59538

**Please include Tax ID or Payment Stub with your check, if you think there may be an assignment against your property, please call us for proper payment procedures.

Thank you also to everyone that has made payment on the “pink billing” and questioned the reasoning. Hopefully, some changes will be addressed next legislative session.

Respectfully,

Ann Remely

Phillips County Treasurer

406-654-1742

(Published by Phillips County News 5/15, 5/22/2024) MNAXLP

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INVITATION TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Phillips County, Montana, will receive sealed written bids at their office in the Phillips County Courthouse, 314 S 2nd Ave. W, Malta, Montana 59538 until 5 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024 subject to section 7-5-2301, MCA, for the crushing and stockpiling of 1’’ crushed pit run aggregate, to be crushed at three or more different locations. Contractor shall crush all material that is 10 inches or less in diameter into aggregate. Phillips County will utilize the selected crusher to serve as an on-call gravel crusher for 5-years for related activities associated with on-site gravel crushing at Phillips County pits. Initial bid for first year with negotiated price each year after agreed on by both parties. After this hour, no bids will be accepted.

Each bid must be signed and submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Board of County Commissioners, Box 360, Malta, Montana 59538. The envelope shall be plainly marked on the outside as a BID for on-call gravel crushing, and the envelope must bear on the outside the bidder’s name and address. If the bid is forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid must be enclosed in a separate envelope addressed to the Board of County Commissioners. Bids by telephone, fax or telecommunications will not be accepted. Bids will be opened Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 2 pm in the County Commissioner’s office.

Pit locations will be in Phillips County. Further information can be obtained on the pit locations by calling the Phillips County Board of Commissioners, telephone 406-654-2429.

The royalty, stripping of pit prior to crushing and reclamation will be taken care of by the county. Some minor stripping may have to be done by contractor. Payment will be made within 2 weeks after completion of each setup.

The successful bidder will be required to comply with Montana’s contractor’s registration laws, Section 39-9-201, et seq., MCA.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to accept any bid in whole or in part, to waive any defect or informality in any bid therein, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsible bid which is in the best interest of Phillips County.

Dated this 6th day of May, 2024

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONTANA

Bruce Christofferson, Chairman

Richard Dunbar, Member

John F Carnahan, Member

ATTEST: Lynnel LaBrie, Clerk and Recorder

(Published by Phillips County News 5/8, 5/15/2024) MNAXLP