Public Notices

For all Citizen Advisory Board legal notices, Floodplain Permit notices, and City Council legal notices, the public notices will be published here.

Floodplain Permits

None at this time.

Zoning Issues

There are several Zoning Chapters being amended and some new ones on the way as well. The Zoning & Planning board has been meeting additional dates outside of their regularly scheduled 3rd Thursday of the month. Their next meeting is 7/22/2025 at 6:30PM at City Hall, 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks. These chapters may be reviewed at https://threeforks.municipalimpact.com/zoning-and-planning. For questions contact Kelly Smith, City Zoning Official (phone 285-3431).

City Council Public Hearings

The Three Forks City Council will hold public hearings on June 10, 2025, and July 8, 2025, both at 6:00PM to hear a resolution of intent to increase the minimum (base) sewer and water rates by up to 10% and 15%, respectively.

The complete drafted resolution of intent is available here. The basics are that the City would like to accept Montana Coal Endowment Program grant funds for its ongoing water project, up to $625,000. However, the average combined water and sewer rate must meet a minimum of $124/month; the City’s is currently $116/month. This is roughly a $5/month increase in water base rate and $5/month increase in sewer base rate. Notice was mailed to every user of both the sewer and water systems, as well as to the Publuc Service Commission on 6/12/2025. Read resolution here.

Written and verbal comments will be accepted at the hearings, or may be submitted via email to cturner@threeforksmontana.us or ksmith@threeforksmontana.us prior to the hearing (deadline of 5PM the day of each hearing).

These hearings will be held at City Hall, 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks, Montana. Please contact the City Office at (406) 285-3431 for any questions.

The Three Forks City Council will hold a public hearing on June 10, 2025, at 6:00PM to consider a Resolution of Intent to Declare Certain Property as Surplus No Longer Necessary to Conduct City Business and Authorizing Its Sale or Disposal. The hearing will be held at City Hall located at 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks, Montana. The drafted resolution and list of equipment/vehicles may be found below. Bids will be accepted up to 5:00PM on 7/8/2025. Read resolution here. Click on the links below for pictures.

25-gallon Fimco Sprayer (Minimum bid $50)
501 John Deere Pull Spreader (Minimum bid $50)
1960s Lincoln Welder/Generator (Minimum bid $200)
1993 Jay’s Inc. Sewer Vac Unit (Model V1000-D) (Minimum bid $5,000) (1,717 hours)
1996 John Deere 445 Mower w/ blade (Minimum bid $500)
1998 Tennant Diesel Rider Street Sweeper (Minimum bid $10,000) (1,619 hours)
2001 GMC Sierra Gas Truck (Minimum bid $1,000) (odometer no longer lights, just over 100,000 miles when it last read)
2003 S.E.C.A. Sewer Jet Unit (Model 747-FR2000) (Minimum bid $40,000)
2006 Rhino Mower (Minimum bid $2,500)
PA System/amp
Other various equipment will be out there - check our Facebook or this page for pics as items are staged.

Written and verbal comment will be accepted at the hearing, or may be submitted via email to cturner@threeforksmontana.us or ksmith@threeforksmontana.us prior to the hearing (deadline of 5PM on 6/10/2025). Please contact the City Office at (406) 285-3431 for any questions.

The Council will hold a public hearings on July 8, 2025, to hear the first reading of the Revised Impact Fee Ordinance: Title 3, Chapter 6 of the Three Forks Municipal Code.

The Three Forks City Council will also hold a public hearing on July 8, 2025, to consider a Resolution to Adopt Revised Impact Fees for all new construction and changes of use for Fire, Water, Wastewater, Transportation, and Municipal Buildings.

The second reading of the Revised Impact Fee Ordinance is scheduled for August 12, 2025.

All drafts may be found on the City’s website at www.threeforksmontana.us or by visiting City Hall. The hearings will be held at 6:00PM at City Hall, located at 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks. As always, written and verbal comments will be accepted at the hearings or may be submitted via email to cturner@threeforksmontana.us or ksmith@threeforksmontana.us before the meetings start (deadline of 5PM on each hearing date). Please call 406-285-3431 for any questions.

Water Main Replacement Project

Noticed the blue spray paint around the water mains on the east side of town? Well, that's for our upcoming water main replacement project.

The water distribution line improvements will occur on:

--2nd and 3rd Avenues E between E Elm and E Neal,

--4th Avenue E between E Elm and E Cedar, and

--E Elm, E Cedar, and E Ash Streets between 2nd and 4th Avenues E, and E Neal Street between E 2nd and 3rd Avenues E.

The project will replace all of the old cast iron mains with new PVC water mains on the avenues and will install new PVC water mains on the streets. The replacement of the lines will both help prevent water line leaks and also prevent the system’s fire flow capabilities. The project will also replace the service lines between the new main and curbstop (customer valve) for each customer along the way. The contractor is Emerine Contracting based out of Anaconda, MT. They are experienced with this type of work and are looking forward to a successful project.

Work began on April 14, 2025. There will be road closures related to the work, and the contractor will provide notices and signage to indicate where and when these closures will occur. If there are any interruptions to water service, the contractor is required to provide a minimum of 48 hour notice to all customers. It is their intent to have very few service interruptions.

The project will continue throughout the summer. As portions of the project are completed, the contractor will clean the area and prepare to pave the portion of the street which was disturbed. They will also replace any curb, gutter, and sidewalk that is disturbed as part of construction. The anticipated end date for the project is in September, with final cleanup continuing into October.

6/26/2025 Update:

Work on 4th Avenue East is close to being finished. There is one more tie into the main the contractors will be working on. Water will be off from Ash Street to Cedar Street on 4th Avenue Thursday starting at noon. Estimated time without water is less than 8 hours. Property owners were directly notified by the contractor.

Next: 3rd Avenue East, from Cedar to Date Street will be worked on.

Next Monday or Tuesday the contractor will come back to finish up concrete on 4th Avenue East and cleanup in preparation for repaving. There will also be work on 2nd Avenue East to fix some of the valve boxes and cleanup prior to paving. Paving is scheduled for the week of July 7th.

Contact Info

Crystal Turner
City Clerk
4062853431
cturner@threeforksmontana.us

Kelly Smith
City Treasurer, Zoning Official
4062853431
ksmith@threeforksmontana.us