Citizens for a Better Flathead

“OTHER 4,675 TOTAL 4,675”

“Special activities special activities 4,038 waste not waste not 5,898 expenses advertising 288 due and fees 845 supplies 3,883 small equip purchase/repair 690 software 4,793 board training/development 534 insurance 2,589 program supplies 1,005 non-investment depreciation 1,419 total 25,982”

“Computers 46,208 46,208 less accumulated depreciation 41,362 42,781 equipment 0 0 total 4,846 3,427”

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,360 4,345”

“The mission of citizens for a better flathead is to foster citizen participation and champion susstainable solutions needed to keep flathead ecologically and economically healthy. Since 1992, citizens for a better flathead has been a leader at the forefront of addressing the challenges that rapid growth is bringing to our region. We work to protect the valley's clean water, natural beauty, and friendly communities through solid planning and policy solutions. We champion the democratic principles, sustainable solutions, and shared vision necessary to keep flathead special forever.”

“Over our thirty-two years of work in the flathead, we have built a reputation as a non-partisan, well informed, and solution-oriented community advocacy organization. We focused on land use, water quality, transportation, and waste reduction issues. We work to alert and inform the public of opportunities to be actively involved in critical decisions shaping how the flathead grows. We provide critical analysis and research to inform the public and decision-makers. We support comprehensive planning and advocate for solutions that respect the well-being of the whole community, the environment, and future generations. Land use policy work: -held decision makers accountable to following existing plans and to giving meaningful consideration to public comment by generating many hundreds of public comments. -helped to ensure that local government policies and decisions gave meaningful consideration to the wellbeing of the whole community, the environment, and future generations. -monitored and influenced city and county policy decisions related to how the flathead should grow. We kept the public informed and successfully encouraged broad-based public participation on a variety of local government decisions shaping the flathead's future. -informed the public by providing monthly newsletters and regular alerts based on extensive research and analysis. We provided testimony at numerous city and county hearings. -in addition, cbf was a plaintiff in a number of legal actions involving government decisions. -our program work has helped to secure stronger policies to limit highway sprawl, protect ground water, preserve agricultural lands, and create a greater voice for the public in neighborhood planning.”

“Educational programs: -in 2023, we provided lessons to some 1360 students in classrooms across the county on waste reduction and recycling. -published and distributed 1000's of resource guides to reduce waste and promote reuse, repair, and recycling throughout the county. Hosted a website to provide additional information. -collaborated with numerous conservation groups, businesses, and agencies to help reduce waste, increase recycling, and encourage climate-friendly operations of local governments.”

“As of may of 2020 the cbf board passed a motion to contract with mayre flowers and her consulting business, community consulting, for a fixed fee of 1000 per month for work to continue cbf's program and land use policy work. In june 2022 the cbf board passed a motion increasing this monthly fee to 2000.00 per month. In april of 2023 the cbf board passed a motion to increase this monthly fee to 3000 per month given significant increases in the work load and to be retroactive as of february 1, 2023. As part of this agreement mayre takes no board votes on program and land use policy decisions as part of the cbf board and provides detailed time sheets and workplans each month for the work she completes.”