Upcoming City of Helena Meetings Include Westside Annexation, Public Transit, Major Infrastructure Decisions, and More

City of Helena Administrative Meeting March 4th, 2015

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[Download Full Admin Packet Here;
Transit Plan Available From March 9th Agenda]

City Commission Meeting March 9, 2015, 6pm
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[Online Agenda and Documents]

Additional Upcoming Meetings:

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[Meeting materials not yet available]

Centennial Trail West to be Built this Summer!!

Friends,

This afternoon the City of Helena Commission approved a final route to safely connect Centennial Trail from Joslyn to Spring Meadow State Park! 

A abridged version showing of the consultants handout follows (full presentation here, pdf file). A full version can be downloaded here. The route will utilize a former rail spur recently acquired by Lewis & Clark County in partnership with Friends of Centennial Trail and Prickly Pear Land Trust. 

The route for Centennial Trail West will also include improvements to the Country Club, Joslyn, and Leslie intersection (also below). A four-way stop will increase safety immediately and provide a superior level of service.

Centennial Trail West is primarily funded by the last of Community Transportation Enhancement Funds (CTEP) allocated to Lewis & Clark County and City of Helena. The intersection improvement will be funded by gas tax approved by the commission for this current 2015 fiscal year.

Sincerely,

Matt E

Matthew Elsaesser, Commissioner

City of Helena, Montana, USA

406.431.0815

Today's City of Helena Administrative Agenda

2015 TRAIL RIDER SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED

                              

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Helena, Montana

February 17th, 2015

The Helena Business Improvement District (BID), The Helena Tourism Alliance/Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID), Bike Helena and the Helena Area Transit System (HATS) have teamed up to for an exciting 2015 hiking and biking season with the Trail Rider. After a successful trial run in 2014, the Trail Rider will kick-off the season offering hikers and bikers a shuttle service FIVE days a week!  Areas that will be serviced are:  Mount Helena Ridge Trail, Barking Dog Trail, Eddye McClure Trail and MacDonald Pass.

Beginning Wednesday, June 3rd, the Trail Rider will run five days a week for June, July and August and on Saturday and Sunday during September.  The weeknight Trail Rider routes make it convenient for people who want to ride or hike and then partake in one of the many popular weeknight events in Downtown Helena.  In total, the Trail Rider will operate 70 days and 15 weekends, including Labor Day weekend.  Additionally, the Trail Rider features a trailer that can accommodate up to 30 bikes.  Thanks to the 30 plus local businesses that sponsor the Trail Rider, the cost to ride is FREE!

Please visit http://www.bikehelena.com/index.php/trail-rider/    or http://downtownhelena.com/events/   for a detailed schedule of Trail Rider Service.

For additional information, please contact:

Pat Doyle, Community Outreach Director                                  Tracy Reich, Executive Director

Helena Tourism Alliance/TBID/Bike Helena                                Helena Business Improvement District

pdoyle(at)helenamt.com                                                                   treich(at)helenabid.com