NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
C-PACE PROGRAM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Kalispell, Montana (the "City") will hold a public hearing on the proposed establishment of a Commercial Property Assessed Capital Enhancement (“C-PACE”) district where owners of private commercial, industrial or multi-family housing can make eligible Energy Conservation Project improvements and repay the costs through assessments on the property over time, on January 3, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the Kalispell City Hall, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana. 

The proposed district establishes an avenue for private facility owners to work with private lenders through an assessment placed on the annual property tax bills for projects that take advantage of the program. 

On January 3, 2023, at 7:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, the Kalispell City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed establishment of the C-PACE district. The proposed program can be viewed within Resolution 6114, or in the office of the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell.  

 Any person wishing to address the proposed amendments may appear at this hearing and make oral statements or present same in writing. Written comments may also be submitted for council consideration by delivering the same to the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, or by email to publiccomment@kalispell.com prior to the hearing. 

For additional information please contact the City Clerk at (406) 758-7756.
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk 

Publish:  December 25, 2022, and January 1, 2023

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ABOUT PUBLIC HEARINGS 

Municipal public hearings are governed by Montana Code Annotated 7-1-4131. When required, the governing body (in this case either the City Council or Planning Board) shall conduct public hearings for the purpose of providing reasonable opportunity for citizen participation prior to final decisions. The public can provide testimony on the matter at the public hearing held at a regularly scheduled public meeting, or via written testimony. Please send City Council public hearing testimony to publiccomment@kalispell.com. Upcoming City Council public hearings will be listed on this page from the date of publication notice to the day after the public hearing. Public hearings require publication in the paper (The Daily Inter Lake) and are published twice, with at least 6 days separating each publication. (Certain public hearings require 3 publication notices.)

Planning Board public hearings can be found on the Planning Board Page under Upcoming Agenda. 

Please note: Many actions of the City Council are not subject to specific public hearing noticing laws. These actions are noticed via the City Council agenda and the public is able to provide testimony on the matter at the council meeting or via written testimony to publiccomment@kalispell.com.