Counties talk flood damage in meeting with Cooney

The needs of Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties in the wake of massive flooding was discussed Monday in a meeting between Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney, officials from all three counties and the Montana Department of Emergency Services in the Timmons Room of the Hill County Courthouse.

Representatives of the counties listed some extensive damage caused by the flooding, with Liberty County Commissioner Maureen Wicks saying one bridge south of Chester was estimated by a construction company to have sustained $1 million in damages.

“So it is safe to say that in Liberty County alone we have exceeded...