City council votes down moving to class two city

After overwhelming pressure to do so, the Havre City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to reject a resolution classifying Havre as a class two city based on its population.

This issue has become one of intense controversy with people on both sides of the argument at the meeting accusing the other of peddling misinformation.

Members of the council have argued that reclassifying Havre as a class two city would increase the city's chances of receiving grants, as they would be competing with communities with population sizes more comparable to Havre's.

They argued that there are grant...