Voters will decide whether to fund Havre mosquito district

Voters approved the creation of the Hill County Mosquito Control District with their signatures, but will they also support it with their wallets?

That question will be answered Nov. 4 when voters in the newly formed district are asked to approve a funding measure for the district.

District advocates say that although many people signed petitions to create the district last summer, getting them to support financing may be a different matter.

"I think anytime you ask the voters for money, it's going to be difficult," mosquito district advocate Terry Lilletvedt said.

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