Public Notices

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

Fiber Optic Project Throughout Town

This is Brian, with Drover Construction, who will be knocking on doors ahead of the boring/construction to tell you about what is going on and see if you are interested in being connected once the fiber optic line is installed.

Fiber optic will be installed throughout the entire town, including Kyd Road and Colter Trail. This is a big project, it also encompasses the Wheatland area, Price Road, KOA/Vandolah subdivision, Bunny Trail and then down the Trooper David DeLaittre highway into town, as well as from Price Road to Old Town.  Just giving you a head's up!  To sign up or learn more, visit their website at https://wispwest.net/three-forks-fiber/ 

The first phase of this project within city limits will begin work in the alleys all down 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Avenues East from Oak to Ivy Streets. This phase is complete.

Permit 2 is working down the alleys running north/south between 4th and 5th then snake around between 5th and 7th Avenues East on Oak, Neal, Ash, Birch, Cedar, Date, Elm, Fir, Grove, Hickory and ending on Ivy. During this phase they will also hit Kyd Road and Colter Trail. This phase is complete.

Permit 3 is working down Main Street, and portions of the west side of Main and along the highway towards the rodeo grounds.

Permit 4 will complete the west side of town.

Brian will be knocking on doors, or leaving a door hanger, to tell you about the project and see if you're interested in connecting your home/business while they are in the area.

INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids for construction of the City of Three Forks Flood Mitigation Project will be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN vBid online bidding, or sealed paper copy in person at the office of the Great West  Engineering, 250 Helen P. Clarke Street Helena, Montana 59601 until 2:00 pm local time on September 17, 2026 and then publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders may join the bid opening via in person or Microsoft Teams at the following link:
https://bit.ly/3TEWujh or by phone: (406) 247-0445 ID#965243639.

The project consists of constructing a flood conveyance channel to divert flood waters back to the Jefferson River. The project consists of approximately 3,200 linear feet of channel with varying bottom widths from 30’ to 100’. The channel crosses the intersection of Front Road and MT-2 via four (4) 24’ span by 7’ rise by 150’ long reinforced concrete box culverts. Improvements consist of, but are not limited to: channel grading, supply and installation of precast concrete box culverts, cast-in-place
concrete wingwalls, miscellaneous cast-in-place or precast concrete, flowable fill, structural backfill, riprap, handrail, roadway embankment, asphalt pavement surfacing, aggregate base, signing, irrigation culvert, approach culverts, fencing, gates, seeding, tree removal and planting, and other miscellaneous items.

Digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at www.greatwesteng.com or www.questcdn.com for a fee of $45. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the “Current Projects Bidding” tab. Reference QuestCDN Project number 10321076. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital project information and vBid online bid submittal. Project bid documents must be
downloaded from QuestCDN which will add your company to the Planholder List and allow access to Bid online bidding for the submittal of your bid. Bidders will be charged a fee of $42.00 to submit a bid electronically.

Paper copies of the contract documents, consisting of half-size drawings and Project Manual, may be examined or obtained at the office of Great West Engineering, Inc., located at 250 Helen P. Clarke Street, Helena, MT 59601, phone 406-449-8627 in accordance with Article 2.1 of Instructions to Bidders. There is a required fee of $160 per set, which is not refundable. In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations:

• Billings Builders Exchange
• Great Falls Builders Exchange
• Bozeman Plan Exchange
• Helena Copy Center
• Butte Builders Exchange
• Missoula Plans Exchange

There will be a Pre-Bid Conference on-site at David Delaittre Memorial Park, 18500 Jefferson River Rd, Three Forks, MT 59752 on September 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend.

Contractor and any of the Contractor’s Subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, 1805 Prospect, Helena MT 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling (406) 444-7734. All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractor or Subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as  required by Davis Bacon Wage Act. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to the City of Three Forks, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance, as required, shall be provided by the successful Bidder(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided.

This project is funded in part with grant funding through the FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance program and from the Montana Disaster and Emergency Services State Resiliency fund.

Bids may only be withdrawn as provided in Section 16.02 of the Instructions to Bidders after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids.

The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period  not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid that is in the best interest of the Owner.

All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents are to be submitted in writing to and must be received by Great West Engineering no later than 2 PM local time on September 11, 2026. Questions received after this date will not be answered. Oral questions will only be accepted at the PreBid conference. Written comments may be submitted to Jeremiah Theys of Great West Engineering by mail at: 250 Helen P Clarke Street, Helena, MT 59601 or email at: jtheys@greatwesteng.com. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda delivered to all parties recorded as having received the Bidding Documents. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

The City of Three Forks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 holding meetings on additional dates outside of their regularly scheduled 3rd Thursday of the month.  Their next meeting is 8/18/2026 at 6:30PM held at City Hall, 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks.  Chapters for discussion and their agenda may be reviewed at https://threeforks.municipalimpact.com/zoning-and-planning.  For questions contact Kelly Smith, City Zoning Official (phone 285-3431).

NOTICE is hereby given for a PUBLIC HEARING to be held before the Three Forks Zoning & Planning Board on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 6:30pm in the City Office, 206 Main Street, Three Forks, Montana.

Meghan Hay has made application to amend her CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT for property located at Block 37, Lots 7 & 8, Milwaukee Land Company #1, commonly known as 1 N. 4^th Ave East. Said application is to relocate the previously approved home-based esthetician business from the existing garage to the primary residence.  Here is the STAFF REPORT on this amendment.

The Three Forks City Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:00 P.M., and act on the recommendation of the Zoning & Planning Board. 

Oral testimony in support of or in opposition to this request will be accepted at the public hearings.  Written testimony may be submitted prior to the hearings by emailing ksmith@threeforksmontana.us or by mail to City Hall PO Box 187, Three Forks, MT 59752.

The business submittal for this proposed application may be reviewed at the City Office and online at www.threeforksmontana.us. For questions regarding this request, please contact Ms. Kelly Smith, City Zoning Official (phone 406-285-3431).

City Council Public Hearings

• Second Reading of the following Zoning Ordinances is yet to be set, knowing the existing numbering will be affected until all chapters are adopted:
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 1: Purpose – Authority – Jurisdiction – Basic Principles
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 2: Vested Rights – Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 3 Zoning Districts; Boundaries with Chapter 3: Actors in the Administration of these Regulations
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 5 Agricultural Districts with Chapter 5: Zoning Permit Procedures
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 7: Appeals and Variance Procedures

These hearings will be held at City Hall located at 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks, Montana.  The drafts may all be found on our website at https://www.threeforksmontana.us/zoning-and-planning

Written and verbal comments may be submitted prior to the hearing via email to cturner@threeforksmontana.us or ksmith@threeforksmontana.us, or will be accepted at the hearings.  Please contact the City Office at (406) 285-3431 for any questions.

The Three Forks City Council will hold a public hearing on October 13, 2026, at 6:00PM to hear the following resolutions:

• Public Hearing and Decision on a Resolution to Loan the Jefferson River Flood Mitigation SID #34 Fund #3510 a Sum of $600,000 from the Sewer Fund #5310 with an Interest Rate of 3%
• Public Hearing and Decision to Place Outstanding Water/Sewer Payments due 6/30/2026 onto the Property Tax Bill

The drafted resolutions may be found on our website at www.threeforksmontana.us/public-notices. Written and public comments will be accepted at the hearing.

Written and verbal comments 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 6PM on 10/13/2026).  Please contact the City Office at (406) 285-3431 for any questions.