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Smith Valley Elementary School District special meeting, Sep 29, 2026

53 min · 1 public speaker

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Smith Valley board takes up Montana DOT offer tied to roundabout construction 43:34

  • The board met with presenters from Montana DOT to get clarification on how a roundabout planned near the school would affect the district. 0:41
  • Discussion covered sight lines at the school crossing, guardrails and speed limits. 3:13
  • Cody Brown made a motion to accept the Montana DOT offer for the roundabout construction as written. 44:03
  • The board also took up a motion to hire Coltex Snow and Ice Management Service under a seasonal plowing contract. 51:17
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:02
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and was called to order. 0:02
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded, and a vote was called. 0:21
  2. Roundabout crossing and pedestrian safety 0:41
    • The presiding speaker said the roundabout had been decided and the meeting was to get clarification from Montana DOT on how things would go. 0:41
    • A presenter said a driver at the entry line from the Kalispell side could see the rectangular rapid flashing beacon but might not see the crossing itself. 3:13
    • Lacie Anvik asked whether lights would flash on both sides of the crossing, and a presenter said yes. 5:25
  3. Project funding and site selection 7:41
    • A presenter said the project was funded through the Highway Safety Improvement Program because of crashes at the intersection. 7:49
    • A speaker said a highway safety audit found the Batavia intersection was the second worst on the US 2 stretch. 8:46
  4. Guardrails and speed limits 16:05
    • A speaker said guardrail would be installed along Batavia but not extended across US 2, where the playground is about 46 feet from the edge of traveled way. 17:02
    • Cody Brown asked whether there would be guardrails if somebody came through the roundabout the wrong way. 23:23
    • A speaker said the speed limit would be 45 miles an hour during school hours when the lights are flashing and 60 otherwise, with 15 miles an hour as an advisory speed in the roundabout. 25:15
  5. Right-of-way history 31:44
    • A speaker said the land was sold in 1949, the school petitioned the Department of Transportation to purchase it in 1969, and Batavia School District won the bidding process. 34:05
    • Joe Heidecker said a right-of-way marker lined up with pins in front of the storage lockers and that at some point the right-of-way had been changed. 36:56
    • A speaker said 12 examples of roundabouts near schools had been found, ranging between elementary schools and colleges. 38:29
  6. Motion on property offer 44:03
    • Cody Brown moved to accept the offer for the roundabout construction as written, and a speaker said it needed to be amended to School District 89. 44:03
    • A speaker asked whether another traffic study could be done after construction, and a presenter said the program usually does a crash review several years afterward. 44:53
  7. Snow and ice management contract 50:44
    • A speaker said the seasonal contract dates were October 1st to April 15th. 51:08
    • A motion was made to hire Coltex Snow and Ice Management Service under a contract for seasonal plowing. 51:17
    • Cody Brown said there had been no follow-up with the contractor on whether midday plowing was covered. 51:39

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