416 6th Ave West Public Comment from Lisa Simmer with City Manager Response® Outlook
Re: EXTERNAL 416 6th Ave West
From Jarod Nygren <jnygren@kalispell.com>
Date Fri 7/17/2026 11:18 AM
To Lisa Simmer <simmerdownlisa@gmail.com>; Kalispell Meetings Public Comment <publiccomment@kalispell.com>
Lisa,
Thank you for sending in a complaint. Although we do not have a full-time enforcement officer proactively enforcing issues such as this, we
do respond to complaints. In your pictures it appears that there are a number of city code violations (have not verified). I have forwarded
your complaint to applicable city departments where they can do an investigation and respond accordingly.
Please reach out to me with any other questions.
Jarod Nygren
From: Lisa Simmer <simmerdownlisa@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2026 6:32 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment <publiccomment@kalispell.com>; Doug Russell <citymanager@kalispell.com>
Subject: EXTERNAL 416 6th Ave West
Dear Honorable Mayor, City Council Members and City Manager,
Attached you will find pictures of the property adjoining ours at 416 6th Ave West. This property is in deplorable conditions both inside
and out and has been for many years. For years it was a drug/hoarder house the police department was very familiar with until it was
purchased by a developer flipper. The purchaser acquired a building permit which he let expire however continued to hire people to work
on, until he was issued a stop for order. He put it up for sale, however, will not actually sell it to interested parties.
Instead, it sits deteriorating rapidly with garbage and noxious weeds. If complained about he will come weed whack it down to maybe 5"
once a year which does not rid it of the thistles and spotted knap weed and is not sufficient. The thistle is taller than my 6' fence. Which
does of course make its way to neighboring yards the alley which we all get to struggle with. Especially fun for those of us who don't want
to use deadly chemicals. Because the construction garbage left adjoining the alley, school and neighborhood kids love to play in and throw
around the debris which includes rusty nails, jagged metal, etc. Nice liability there. Should the weeds dry out added to the wood and
debris it's all a big fire hazard. Recently others are now adding junk to the pile because hey that's easier than hauling it to the dump I
guess. This is evident with the latest addition of the desk in the before and after photos.
I understand there is NOT an enforcement officer. I have heard this over and over. So we as taxpaying citizens are just left with living next
door to messes like this? At what point is the City of Kalispell going to step up and care about blight? Address properties such as this?
Enforce ordinances and the codes? Care about our green spaces and boulevards? So manyjunk vehicle, cars, gravel and violations in
boulevards!
Many of my neighbors take a great deal of pride in our lovely tree lined street and their houses and lawns. 416 has been an ongoing
problem we would like to see taken into serious consideration. An absentee owner who doesn't care and has no consideration for the
neighbors needs some type of incentive and we need our elected officials to assist us in providing that incentive.
I sincerely hope that you all take this matter and the complaints of other citizens dealing with similar complaints seriously and move
forward with ways to make Kalispell a better commmunity.
Thank you,
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Sincerely,
Lisa Simmer
404 6th Ave West
Kalispell, MT 59901
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