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Hired were Michael Alkire for the road department and Joshua Wilson for the library. During commissioners’ updates, Oelkers attended a meeting regarding the proposed Bridger Pipeline held in Glasgow. The Bureau of Land Management provided a presentation at the meeting. Oelkers said all comments needed to be written, so there wasn’t much input heard. Oelkers was told that there’s an 80 percent chance that the pipeline will happen. The proposed 36” pipeline will be 645 miles long from Montana to Wyoming. It is anticipated to provide 550,000 barrels of Canadian oil daily.

Toavs attended the quarterly meeting of the Great Northern Development Corporation. He said there are currently three Brownsfields loan projects in the region including one in Wolf Point. The project in Wolf Point is at 108 Main St. The application was made on behalf of First Baptist Church, the property owner of the former VFW building.

“It’s moving along,” Toavs said of the project in Wolf Point. “They are just waiting for the next step.”