City Council receives recommendations for CTEP money

Craig Erickson has asked the Havre City Council not to spend its CTEP money.

For now.

Erickson, planner at Bear Paw Development Corp., is also the local administrator for CTEP, the Community Transportation Enhancement Program. Through CTEP, the Federal Highway Administration allocates money for projects ranging from landscaping to sidewalk maintenance to historic preservation.

Monday night, Erickson recommended that the council hold off on allocating its CTEP funds, primarily because one of its intended projects will cost significantly more than originally expected.

Council president Rick Pier...