Annual Meeting BrochureSewer Service - Sewer system facilities are reasonably new and were
installed to Montana standards. They are currently the property of North
Village County Sewer District. We have a contractual arrangement with
North Village to operate and maintain the facilities and will become
owner of the facilities when bonds for construction have been paid. The
annexation will involve no changes to City operations.
Water Service - The Evergreen Water system facilities are reasonably new
and were installed to Montana standards. There would be no change in
the ownership or operation of the water system.
Solid Waste (Garbage Collection) - State law prohibits the City from
providing solid waste disposal services to the annexed area for a minimum
of five years (7-2-4736, M.C.A.).
Parks - There are no publicly owned parks within GVG. The developers
chose to meet their parkland requirements by designating their park areas
as homeowners association parks, green space and open areas. The City
assumes that GVG would not want these areas to become open to the
public and therefore will retain them as privately owned open spaces.
Recreation - Residents within GVG are currently eligible to participate in
any of the City's recreational programs. Therefore, the only impact
pertaining to recreation is that the participants will no longer have to pay
the higher "out of city" fee.
Urban Forestry - Public right-of-ways are 60 feet within the development.
This offers ample space for boulevard trees. GVG will be prioritized with
all other neighborhoods within the City for both the planting of new trees
and the maintenance of their current boulevard trees.
City
Glacier Village Greens
Annual Meeting
September 12, 2000
Taxation Comparison - From the list of approximately 276 parcels
within Glacier Village Greens (GVG), nine lots were randomly selected
(every 28th parcel). The "in city" taxation numbers include the millage
levy and the City's three assessments (storm water, street, forestry).
Deducted from the City's tax is the County's road levy and the rural fire
department levy. The average sewer decrease is derived from the last
twelve months of sewer bills for each of the nine lots.
Total Average Tax in City -
$1,727/yr
Total Average current tax -
$1,392/yr
Average Sewer Decrease -
46/ r
Average Net Increase -
$ 289/yr or $24/month
Police Coverage - The Kalispell Police Department schedules four
to six officers per shift. The geographic and architectural features of
the subdivision provide a very safe profile to the area. The access
points are limited and the homes are in close proximity to each other,
allowing monitoring by neighbors. The area is well lit and has little
drive -through traffic. GVG is within the City's lowest call area with
approximately 1,400 calls per year. This low call ratio combined with
the City's zone response will provide for a specific officer to be
assigned to the northeast part of the City on each shift.
Fire/Ambulance Coverage - The Kalispell Fire Department
schedules five firefighters/paramedics per shift. Fifteen of the twenty
firefighters are certified paramedics and all twenty have EMT-D
certification. The distance from our station to the last house in this
subdivision is 3.8 miles. We estimate our response time at six to seven
minutes. Since we already serve this area with E. M. S., and since it is a
new subdivision built to current building and fire codes, the run volume
for fire should be quite low.
The residents of GVG currently have an ISO fire rating of 5, which is
identical to the City's rating. Therefore, homeowners insurance
premiums will not be affected by the change. The City will continue to
utilize the Mutual Aid Agreements that have been signed by the City
and all of the rural fire departments adjacent to the City.
Street Maintenance - The streets in GVG are privately owned and
maintained. The City assumes that these streets would be dedicated to
the City. Streets are in generally good condition and meet the City's
standard cross section with curb and gutter. The first phase portion
of Nicklaus Drive is the exception. The other exception is that
sidewalks have not been installed in the development. Sidewalks
would only be constructed if requested by the property owners.
An overlay is not needed, but the streets should be placed into the
regular maintenance program to be chip -sealed as soon as possible
in order to maintain their good condition. We would further
recommend improving Nicklaus Drive to add curb and gutter to
match the rest of the development and improve drainage. Routine
snow plowing and sweeping are the greatest maintenance
obligations.