Economic development team to size up Havre

For three days next fall, Havre will be visited by ghosts of Havre yet-to-come - five or six of them actually.

A team of economic development professionals from around the state will come to Havre and other communities in Hill County to assess economic resources, offer a comprehensive economic development strategy for the county, and help city leaders update Havre's 1999 economic plan.

The Havre City Council voted Monday night to invite the resource team after hearing a proposal by Bear Paw Development Corp. planner Craig Erickson.

"It's been four years (since the 1999 plan) and I think it nee...