City, county approve CTEP applications

The Havre City Council has given preliminary approval to three of six proposed projects and the Hill County Commission approved two projects to receive the county's share of Community Transportation Enhancement Program grant money this year.

The City Council on Monday approved a project to fill in the coal chutes under the sidewalk on the west side of Fourth Avenue between Second and Third streets, council member Tom Farnham said. The project, which will require a new sidewalk, is estimated to cost $50,000.

Havre Mayor Bob Rice proposed the project after a local woman was injured when she f...