Southwest Montana COAD

07/12/2023

As fire season is underway, the critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE will premiere in Bozeman on July 26, 2023 at the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture, located a 111 S. Grand Ave. (ElementalFilm.com). 🔥 Doors open at 6 PM, and the film starts at 6:30 PM. 📽

The film will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Gallatin County Commissioner Jennifer Boyer and featuring District Ranger Corey Lewellen, Custer Gallatin National Forest; Jay Pape, Preparedness and Mitigation Manager for Gallatin County Emergency Management; George Wuerthner, Fire Ecologist; Zachary Krohn, Fire Management Officer, U.S. Forest Service; and Dustin Tetrault, Deputy Fire Chief for the Big Sky Fire Department.

Filmed in Oregon and narrated by David Oyelowo, ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE (84 min) takes viewers on a journey across the nation with the top experts to better understand fire and learn what we can all do to prepare. The film starts with the harrowing escape from Paradise, California as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire's start and then continues to recent record shattering fires in Oregon, California and Colorado. The film includes the voices of fire scientists, firefighters, home safety researchers, and explores what each of us can do to prepare our homes to be hardened against fire in the future.

Tickets available here: https://elemental-reimagine-wildfire-bozeman-emerson.eventbrite.com/ 🎟

04/26/2023

Heather Grenier
8:38 AM (1 hour ago)
to Kristine

Dear Friends of HRDC,

Over the past few years, HRDC has been actively involved in planning for the creation of the Gallatin Valley Urban Transportation District, the future home of Streamline and Galavan. The creation of this District is on the current Special District election ballot. Ballots were mailed out April 14th and are due by May 2nd at 8pm. No polling places will be open on May 2nd. We need your help in spreading the word about the importance of this new District and encouraging your friends/neighbors/colleagues to vote.

Here are a few key points we ask that you share:

1. Creating the Gallatin Valley Urban Transportation District is the way to maintain Streamline and Galavan services.

2. HRDC endorses the creation of this District because it is critical to the current and future operations of Streamline and Galavan services.

3. There is NO cost to form the District.

In order for the District to be created, more than 50 percent of voters must vote YES for the creation of the District.

If you have specific questions about the District, please visit StreamlineBus.com/UTD. If you’d like to learn more about the Vote YES campaign, please visit YesForStreamline.org. There are still many opportunities to help Get The Vote Out.

We appreciate all of your support in these efforts.

Sincerely,

Heather Grenier
pronouns: she/her/hers
President/CEO
HRDC
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04/17/2023

04/17/2023

Park County, Montana
10m ·
The National Weather Service is warning of potential minor flooding as warming temperatures could bring rain this week, increasing snow melt. Sandbags are available at the LDS Church parking lot in Livingston at 114 W. Summit St. Please help yourself.

04/13/2023

Park County, Montana
14h
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Over the last couple of days the Shields River and tributaries have seen a large amount of flooding. Flood waters scoured behind the abutment on Shields River Road over Flathead Creek requiring the bridge to be closed. Passenger vehicles are able to use Potter Creek Road and bridge to access the upper Shields River valley. Park County road crew began performing work on the bridge this afternoon and will continue over the next couple days. Fiddle Creek Road is closed from 89N to Shields River Road East due to the large amount of water flowing over the road. Fiddle Creek will be opened once waters recede and repairs to the road surface are made.
As waters recede staff and engineers will perform inspections on bridges throughout the valley looking for any damage that may have occurred which we not able to be seen at high water. Once we have secured bridges we will begin repairing roads. With the large amount of damage we are seeing on every road in the North half of the counties repairs may take several weeks. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work on repairs from another historic event.

04/13/2023

Park County, Montana
15h
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The LDS Church is making sandbags for anyone who needs them. They are being delivered tonight and will be avaiable for pickup in the morning at 110 W Summit St, Livingston, MT. The filled sandbags at the Fairgrounds are all gone. Will work on coordinating another sandbag operation at the Fairgrounds this weekend. Thank you LDS volunteers for your support.

04/12/2023

Be aware. Stay safe. Contact The Bozeman Help Center by calling 2-1-1 to connect to resources.

04/06/2023

Gallatin County Government
6h
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Floods can happen anywhere - just one inch of floodwater can cause up to $25,000 in damage. But unfortunately, most homeowners insurance doesn't cover flood damage.
Flood insurance is a separate policy that can cover buildings, the contents in a building, or both. It is a crucial tool to protect your most important financial assets - your home, your business, your possessions.
If you feel your property is at risk of flooding, you may want to consider flood insurance. You do not have to live in a floodplain to get flooding insurance - any homeowner in the county can purchase a policy.
Flood insurance has a 30-day waiting period for the policy to take effect, so you can’t wait until flooding is imminent to get a policy. It will be too late.
Contact your insurance agency for policy information. There are insurance products available through the National Flood Insurance Program, as well as private insurers.
Find more information at www.floodsmart.gov or www.csimt.gov/your-insurance/flood/

03/31/2023

Park County community members who do not exceed the following household income levels:
Total household income of $87,300 for families of 5-8 people
Total household income of $66,150 for families of 4 people or fewer
may be eligible for up for grant money to assist in flood-related home repairs from the 2022 floods. For more information, please contact Katina Uecker, Home Repair program contact for the USDA at [email protected].

01/19/2023

Some good information on IRS.gov regarding Tax Relief in a disaster and Disaster Loss Deductions:
https://www.irsvideos.gov/Individual/DisasterInformation/DisasterLossDeductions
https://www.irs.gov/site-index-search?search=Disaster&field_pup_historical_1=1&field_pup_historical=1

01/19/2023

It's Tax Season. Here's some good news for flood survivors preparing Individual Tax Returns: The IRS will waive the usual fees and requests for copies of previously filed tax returns for affected taxpayers. Taxpayers should put the assigned Disaster Designation "Montana Severe Storms and Flooding" in bold letters at the top of Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return PDF,https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf or Form 4506-T, Request for Transcript of Tax Returnhttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf, as appropriate, and submit it to the IRS.PDF

Affected taxpayers who are contacted by the IRS on a collection or examination matter should explain how the disaster impacts them so that the IRS can provide appropriate consideration to their case. Taxpayers may download applicable forms and publications from the official IRS website, IRS.gov. See less