FBHOA Letter to Kalispell City Council on Proposed Sewer Rate IncreasesFairway Boulevard Townhouses
Homeowners’ Association, Inc.
PO Box 9073
Kalispell, Montana 59904
406-257-1302
Leland “Wally” Walbruch, President Craig Coburn, Director
Randy Johnson, Vice President Gary Ruppal, Director
Jane Gronley, Secretary Ron Trippet, Director
Gil Conrad, Director David Roberts, Manager
04/14/2020
Kalispell City Council Members
Attn: City Council
P.O. Box 1997,
Kalispell, MT 59903
Kalispell City Council Members:
I am writing this letter on behalf of the Fairway Boulevard Townhouses Homeowners' Association, Board of
Directors and our eighty-six unit/lot owners. We have been, for nearly six months following your discussions
on how to effectively run utility operations and how to continue investing in our community’s infrastructure.
We also realize that to accomplish these important goals our sewer and water rates will probably have to
increase and in turn impact our budgeting process and the possible need to increase our monthly member dues
assessment.
Since our initial public notification of the proposed water and sewer rate schedules early in February, our BOD
has struggled to rationalize the immediate financial impact of the proposed rates increase on our Association's
annual budget beginning as soon as July of 2020. Unfortunately, since those early discussions in February and
March, we now have been confronted with the direct financial impact of the current COVID-19 restrictions on
our members and their abilities to even pay our current monthly assessments. The last thing we wish to impose
upon our members is another assessment increase at such a critical time.
I respectfully request a two-year delay in the proposed implementation of the new Water and Sewer Rate
Schedules whereby allowing our members and our Association a bit of breathing room to deal directly with this
necessary fiscal expense.
Sincerely,
Wally
Leland “Wally” Walbruch, President
Fairway Boulevard Townhouse Homeowners’ Association
Kalispell, Montana 59901
https://fairwayblvd.com/