About $10,000 may be spent on east end park

About $10,000 may be spent on east end park

The east end park once known as Tourist Park may soon be getting $10,000 in new playground equipment after a City Council vote tonight.

The equipment is the result of a federal grant that freed up some money in the Havre Fire Department's capital improvement project fund, and Havre Mayor Bob Rice's efforts to transfer some of the money to use in the park.

Last year the Havre Fire Department received a $165,000 grant that helped pay for a new firetruck, Havre Fire Chief Dave Sheppard said this morning. That meant the department only had to use about $...