Montana Morning Roundup
As you may already know, we’ve still got a few seats left for the Pearl Jam show next week. Last month I ran into some friends who were convinced it was sold out. Maybe now they’ll believe me. Honestly, get your tickets. It should be a great show.
Meanwhile, forget how wet June was, the downpours didn’t come early enough for Big Mountain in Whitefish, where low snowfalls hurt profits a bit. And the rain didn’t stick around long enough in Western Montana, where fire danger is high (”extreme” is the term used by the Missoulian). Forget Lipson, maybe we can change our name to Big Fire Country or the Last Burned Place.
Finally, in a sign of good things to come for Montana, Jared Miller of the Great Falls Tribune looks at the wind farm springing up in Wheatland County. The figures estimate an average of $750,000 in property tax revenue to the county each year for the next 40 years from the project. Miller also notes the benefits from the construction boom to the local economy. During the session, Jon sponsored the renewable energy standard that will lead to more projects like this one, offering us good jobs and tax revenues in rural areas, and cleaner energy for the rest of us.
What else is happening in your Montana morning?
Posted on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005 at 10:33 pm. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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