[***JULIE***]LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY LEADERS HAVE OUTLINED
SOME OF THE COSTS OF LAST
MONTH'S FLOODING IN THE AUGUSTA
AREA.THE COUNTY
SAYS THERE WAS MORE THAN 700-
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE,
ESPECIALLY ROADS AND
BRIDGES.COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VOTED TODAY TO PUT AN EMERGENCY
TWO-MILL LEVY ON PROPERTY OWNERS
TO HELP COVER THE REPAIR
COSTS.THAT
LEVY WILL RAISE ABOUT 130-
THOUSAND DOLLARS.COMMISSIO
NERS ARE ALSO ASKING THE STATE
OF MONTANA FOR ALMOST 580-
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL
AID.###




{”IN ORDER FOR STATE AID TO BE
GRANTED TO US, THE COUNTY NEEDS
TO DEMONSTRATE THAT IT HAS
GONE TO ITS OWN TAXPAYERS TO
PICK UP SOME OF THE EXPENSES, AS
MUCH AS THEY CAN.
SO IN ORDER FOR US TO GET ANY
STATE AID, WE NEEDED TO GO AHEAD
AND IMPOSE THIS TWO-MILL
LEVY.”}[***JULIE***]THE
700-THOUSAND DOLLAR FIGURE DOES
NOT INCLUDE
PRIVATE PROPERTY DAMAGE.THE
COUNTY HAS IDENTIFIED AT LEAST
20 BUSINESSES AND MORE THAN 500
RESIDENCES THAT RECEIVED
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.COMMISSIO NER
SUSAN GOOD GEISE SAYS SHE HAS
HEARD OF DOZENS OF FARMS AND
RANCHES THAT WERE ALSO
SEVERELY AFFECTED.###
