GLENDIVE RANGER REVIEW Sunday, February 7, 2021 • Vol. 59, No. 11 • Glendive, Montana $1.00 Boys and Girls Club clears out of old location By Hunter Herbaugh for the club. Stedman clarified on Ranger-Review Staff Writer Friday that the course will not be sold and will instead be returned Following its closure in the midst to the person who originally con- of the COVID-19 pandemic and structed it. announcement that it would be going That also leaves the question of up for sale, the building that recently what will happen to the building. housed the Boys and Girls Club of According to Jason Stuart, execu- the Mondak - Dawson Unit has offi- tive director of the Dawson County cially been sold, according to club Economic Development Council, he CEO Elaine Stedman. The club made has met with the new owners of the the announcement that it would be property and spoke with them about closing the Dawson Unit indefinitely their plans for it. However, those last May as the pandemic compound- plans are still in the early stages, ed on top of staffing and enrollment with Stuart noting that the new own- GROW: issues that made it difficult for the ers are not ready to share details, but Glendive Recycles Our club to remain open. says he believes the new business The club officially announced its will be an “awesome” addition to the Waste has found a building in downtown Glendive was community. home for its cardboard for sale last November, citing the “They’re not ready to go public so cost of the mortgage as the primary I’m not going to say anything more baler. The group will reason they decided to move. The but I think it’s a fantastic business begin taking cardboard announcement that the building was Hunter Herbaugh photo idea for downtown,” Stuart said. sold came on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Sted- The building that once housed the Boys and Girls Club of the Mondak - Dawson Unit Particularly, an aspect that Stuart donations weekly, man added that the club is looking was packed up and extra items were sold on Friday as the club prepares to turn the really appreciated about their plan Page 2 at reopening in the fall at the start building over to the new owners. The club is working on a new location to open in the is their intention to preserve the of the new school year. She said fall of this year. historical nature of the building. It is the club found another location, but a contributing building to the down- didn’t want to divulge many details location will be smaller than the pre- for in the new location. Among the town historic district, though is not yet as the purchase of the new loca- vious location, it will be more afford- items advertised for sale were kitch- individually listed, so the new owner tion still has to be approved by the able for the club. en equipment, desks, office supplies could technically remodel it however club’s board of directors. To accommodate the move, the and various miscellaneous items. they want but Stuart said they are “We potentially (have a new loca- club held a “Make an Offer” sale However, also advertised was the adamant about retaining the historic tion) but we have to wait for board on Friday, selling off what Stedman club’s miniature golf course, which appearance. approval next week,” Stedman said. said were “overflow” goods, things raised some eyebrows as the course Reach Hunter Herbaugh at rrre- She added that though the potential that they won’t have room or a need was sponsored by local businesses [email protected]. County officials voice support Rep. Phalen’s MILESTONE: Landowners and bill will hunters benefits from for the Keystone XL Pipeline By Hunter Herbaugh 25 years of FWP’s block Ranger-Review Staff Writer allow county management program Page 15 After being sworn into office on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden set to to add work on issuing several executive orders in the first hours of his admin- istration. One of those orders revoked the presidential permit issued by utility fees President Donald Trump for the Key- stone XL Pipeline, a move that envi- ronmental activists have praised but to taxes state and county officials have been far less enthusiastic about. By Hunter Herbaugh In response to the project’s can- Ranger-Review Staff Writer cellation, the Dawson County Com- missioners sent a letter to Montana A legislative fix to the issue Attorney General Austin Knudsen of how county sewer fees are BIG GAME: on Jan. 27, encouraging him to join assessed is moving forward in the them in supporting the pipeline and state house of representatives. Dawson Community letting their disappointment in the Rep. Bob Phalen introduced HB College prepares for president’s decision be known. 268, “Revise laws related to main- “We, the Dawson County Commis- tenance district assessments,” on its annual Play 4 Kay sioners would like to invite you to Jan. 28. It is scheduled for a hear- fundraiser game that join us in our support for TC Ener- ing by the house Local Goverment gy’s Keystone Pipeline construction Committee on Thursday, Feb. 11. supports breast cancer project and let you know how dis- The legislation being carried by awareness, appointed we are to receive news Phalen was crafted in partnership that President Biden has decided to with the Dawson County Commis- Page 9 cancel the federal permit,” the letter sioners and the Montana Associa- reads. tion of Counties (MACo). The com- The pipeline would have included missioners are hopeful that the a 42-mile stretch through Dawson bill will be passed into law so that County. In their letter, the commis- sewer operation fees can be added sioners particularly noted the loss of back to county taxes, rather than the “much-needed” economic boost having to bill them separately. the project would have provided to Sewer operations fees had to be the county from both the initial con- separated from county residents’ struction spending and the property taxes in 2019 following the elimi- tax from the completed project. nation of the county’s Metropoli- Biden revoked the presidential per- tan Sewer District No. 1 to a Rural mit for the project on Jan. 20 as part Special Improvement District. In of his campaign promise to combat the RSID, the county sewer sys- climate change. In the order, Biden tem interfaces with the City of cited a 2015 study from the Depart- Glendive’s sewer system and uses ment of State that determined the the city’s wastewater treatment project would not adequately serve plant. Since the county doesn’t own the national interest, as economic the treatment facility, operations benefits would be minimal compared expenses for the system couldn’t to the environmental impacts. The Submitted photo be taxed. VACCINE: study also asserted the nation should This meant the county had to The Keystone XL Pipeline project path is depicted with the dotted line. The exisitng County’s latest report focus more on developing renewable send utility bills, something the energy sources and generating more Keystone Pipeline system is the solid green line. county had not done before. This includes the number jobs around those. The president’s came with a few headaches, as of local residents who executive order echoed that senti- the domestic economy from harm- economy but the important long-term Commissioner Dennis Zander has ment. ful climate impacts, and to create property tax boost would add stability previously stated, and resulted in have received one “Climate change has had a grow- well-paying union jobs as part of the to our local tax base for generations ongoing expenses for county resi- and two doses of the ing effect on the U.S. economy, with climate solution,” the order reads. to come,” the commissioners said. dents. climate-related costs increasing over The county commissioners however Likewise, all of Montana’s political HB 268 includes language that COVID-19 vaccine, the last four years. Extreme weath- argue that the economic boost from leadership has voiced support for would amend MCA 7-13-141 to give er events and other climate-related the project would be highly impactful the project. In his first press confer- county commissioners the author- Page 7 effects have harmed the health, safe- to Dawson County, especially noting ence after the executive order was ity to establish charges for ser- ty, and security of the American peo- that the initial construction spending issued, Gov. Greg Ginaforte voiced vices and benefits to a district that ple and have increased the urgency could jump start the local economy, his disappointment with the presi- are billed to a metropolitan storm for combatting climate change and which has taken some pretty tough dent’s actions, noting it’s a project sewer system that benefits the accelerating the transition toward a hits, especially over the last year. that both he and his predecessors district. Specifically, the amended clean energy economy. The world “The initial economic impact from were in support of. must be put on a sustainable climate construction cannot come soon pathway to protect Americans and enough to revive our hard-hit local See KEYSTONE, page 2 See SEWER, page 2 Pag e 2Glendive Ranger-Review Sunday, February 7, 2021฀•฀Page 2Glendive This weather report for Glendive and the area is www.americanford.us brought to you by: 100 Ford Ave • (406) 345-3673 GROW will collect cardboard weekly at new recycling center By Cindy Mullet Ranger-Review Staff Writer Cardboard recycling in Glendive will now be offered on a weekly basis, replacing the once a month drives currently being held.