Culbertson council ratifies airport loan resolutions and approves construction contract
July 20, 2026 | Culbertson, Roosevelt County, Montana
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The Culbertson Town Council this year ratified state‑loan resolutions for airport reconstruction and authorized the town’s airport board to accept and execute construction contracts for the project.
At two separate readings (Resolutions 136 and 139) the council approved the airport board’s applications to the Montana Aeronautics Commission for state loans to reconstruct the east‑west runway, taxiway and apron. Resolution 136 cites a loan application of $18,100; Resolution 139 later cites a loan of $21,000. Each resolution commits the town to provide its proportionate share for repayment, through tax levies and airport board budget provisions, under terms described in the accompanying exhibits.
The council also passed Resolution 138 to authorize the Culbertson Airport Board to accept and execute the construction contract and related paperwork. In a June 29 special session the council approved awarding the main contract to Hilling Construction Co. for $45,512.00; the award and Resolution 138 were recorded as passed at that session.
Why it matters: the airport project is funded in part by state loan programs administered by the Montana Aeronautics Commission; the council’s ratification obligates the town to cover its stated proportionate share and to make the necessary tax levies and budget provisions to service the debt.
Council action and procedure: the resolutions were presented and formally ratified in council sessions (first readings and final approvals are recorded in the minutes). The minutes record motions and that motions carried; specific roll‑call vote tallies are not provided in the transcript of the minutes.
What’s next: the minutes specify that the town will include provisions in the airport board budget to make loan repayments and will make necessary tax levies. The construction contract award was approved; subsequent contracting paperwork and project execution were to be handled by the airport board under the authority granted by Resolution 138.
Attribution: The council and the Culbertson Airport Board are the actors recorded in the minutes. The mayor at the time is recorded as Mark Moore; the city clerk is recorded as E. F. Garbe. The minutes do not include verbatim debate or roll‑call vote totals for the resolutions.
At two separate readings (Resolutions 136 and 139) the council approved the airport board’s applications to the Montana Aeronautics Commission for state loans to reconstruct the east‑west runway, taxiway and apron. Resolution 136 cites a loan application of $18,100; Resolution 139 later cites a loan of $21,000. Each resolution commits the town to provide its proportionate share for repayment, through tax levies and airport board budget provisions, under terms described in the accompanying exhibits.
The council also passed Resolution 138 to authorize the Culbertson Airport Board to accept and execute the construction contract and related paperwork. In a June 29 special session the council approved awarding the main contract to Hilling Construction Co. for $45,512.00; the award and Resolution 138 were recorded as passed at that session.
Why it matters: the airport project is funded in part by state loan programs administered by the Montana Aeronautics Commission; the council’s ratification obligates the town to cover its stated proportionate share and to make the necessary tax levies and budget provisions to service the debt.
Council action and procedure: the resolutions were presented and formally ratified in council sessions (first readings and final approvals are recorded in the minutes). The minutes record motions and that motions carried; specific roll‑call vote tallies are not provided in the transcript of the minutes.
What’s next: the minutes specify that the town will include provisions in the airport board budget to make loan repayments and will make necessary tax levies. The construction contract award was approved; subsequent contracting paperwork and project execution were to be handled by the airport board under the authority granted by Resolution 138.
Attribution: The council and the Culbertson Airport Board are the actors recorded in the minutes. The mayor at the time is recorded as Mark Moore; the city clerk is recorded as E. F. Garbe. The minutes do not include verbatim debate or roll‑call vote totals for the resolutions.
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