Ground breaks on Beaumont Place
By Luke Ulatowski - SSP Reporter
Construction officially began at Beaumont Place - a 44-acre subdivision planned to hold 216 residential units - on Aug. 26.
The property, lying east of Jaycee Park in Deer Lodge, was purchased by developer and MTX Deer Lodge owner Lin Hicks in 2023 with the intention of addressing the city’s need for housing. Historically, it served as a homestead for the Beaumont family after Samuel Beaumont purchased it in the 1870s.
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Construction officially began at Beaumont Place - a 44-acre subdivision planned to hold 216 residential units - on Aug. 26.
The property, lying east of Jaycee Park in Deer Lodge, was purchased by developer and MTX Deer Lodge owner Lin Hicks in 2023 with the intention of addressing the city’s need for housing. Historically, it served as a homestead for the Beaumont family after Samuel Beaumont purchased it in the 1870s.
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Powell County passes preliminary budgetBy Luke Ulatowski - SSP Reporter
The Powell County Commissioners passed a preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2025 with $12,634,661 in expenditures, about $300,000 down from last fiscal year’s $12,926,506, at a public hearing last Wednesday. The final budget was set for review and approval on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The preliminary budget accounted for $8,497,026 in revenue, down from last year’s $9,287,883. Present as For the entire story, please subscribe to the print edition. |
Forty-one years and counting for Drummond’s HullBy Amelia Wood - PBM Editor
Long time Drummond resident, Larry Hull, has been faithfully reporting on Drummond sports for over 40 years. “If I’m not mistaken, I started in 1983,” said Hull. “Somebody had to cover our local sports, and being an English teacher, I liked to write, so I decided I could do it.” For the full story, please subscribe to the print edition. Deer Lodge aims to settle sledding hill abandonment disputeSSP Reporter
A price dispute over a request for property abandonment led to the Deer Lodge City Council touring the location on Monday, as deemed necessary at an Aug. 19 meeting. On June 11, Scott and Lucinda Hoffman submitted a request for abandonment of a 55-foot wide, 50-foot long parcel of land adjacent to their Montana Avenue property. This parcel consists of land on the west boundary of the city’s well-known “sledding hill.” For the entire story, please subscribe to the print edition. |
