At their regular July 10 meeting the Ennis Town Commissioners voted to postpone their decision on a law enforcement strategy involving the town and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) until at least their Aug. 14 meeting.
At a July 1 special meeting the Sheridan Town Council voted unanimously to approve the amended preliminary plat for The Crossings subdivision that will allow for an 18.5 acre parcel to be divided into five separate parcels. The location of the subdivision is between Water Street and W. Poppleton Street.
The Twin Bridges affordable housing project is proposed to be constructed on a 12,500/0.287+/- acre vacant site that is located on the southeast corner of South Madison Street and East 3rd Avenue near the downtown area of Twin Bridges.
This article is a continuation of the article from last week regarding the Wednesday, June 11 the Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Region 3 had their first biennial meeting for hunting regulation proposals this year. This will be a collection of the regional proposals covered during the meeting.
The Sheridan Town Council held a special meeting on June 19 to explain and discuss the proposed 20% rate increases to their water and wastewater rates, the council vote on the increase will take place at the next town council regular meeting on July 14 at 6 p.m. at the Sheridan Senior Center.
On Wednesday, June 11 the Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Region 3 had their first biennial meeting for hunting regulation proposals this year. During this meeting FWP biologists make proposals for changes to the hunting regulations for the 2026 hunting regulation book. Many proposals were covered during this meeting.
The candidate filing deadline for the 2025 municipal elections in Madison County was June 11 and Sheridan was the only municipality that fielded more candidates than available seats.
The Town of Sheridan is holding a special meeting at 6 p.m. on June 19 at the Senior Center to discuss and potentially vote on a 20% raise in both water and sewer rates.
Due to the passage of HB 207 by the Montana State Legislature, the deadline to run for office in the Madison County elections in November has been moved up to June 11. Here is a list of the positions that will be on the ballot in the general election.
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Congressmen Ryan Zinke and Troy Downing, both Republicans from Montana, joined a coalition of 14 legislators that were key in the removal of a provision to sell public lands in the tax bill supported by President Trump. Zinke, along with Rep.
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