Heritage Center funding problems worry Mayor Rice

The city may be forced to close the Heritage Center because of the thousands of dollars of repairs the building needs, Havre Mayor Bob Rice said.

"We are drawing very close to a situation where we will not be able to keep that place going," Rice told the Havre City Council on Monday night.

He detailed $20,000 in repairs needed for the furnace, as well as work to the building's wiring and lighting systems. The building no longer has a janitor, Rice said, and is being cleaned by a group of youth offenders that he supervises.

The city has owned the building since 1996, when it was purchased from...