Highway Patrol move endorsed by City Council

By Diana McFarland, editor

March 23, 2021

0fc21301770e46ba992e0593665ef5ca — The administration building on the north campus of the former Montana Development Center is one building being considered for use by the Montana Highway Patrol. (Diana McFarland/Boulder Monitor).

The Boulder City Council passed a resolution at its March 15 meeting “enthusiastically” supporting the Montana Highway Patrol moving its operations to the former Montana Development Center campus.

Boulder City Council President Drew Dawson said the move looks fairly certain but is not a “done deal” until the enabling legislation is passed and signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte.

Dawson reported Friday that Montana Chief Deputy Attorney General Kris Hansen said that the project is still moving forward as the agencies involved, the Department of Public Health and Human Services and Department of Justice, as well as the governor’s office, are working out the transfer details.