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Montana Gov. Schweitzer battles creation of special tax district

December 7, 2007 /

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One of Montana’s easternmost counties wants to create a special tax district to help boost its economy — but the Schweitzer administration is saying no.

Tiny Fallon County, home to one of Montana’s oil-drilling booms, says it merely wants to create a money source to build roads, water systems and other infrastructure that could bring some business offices or other projects to town.

“We’d like to reverse the perception of Fallon County as a frontier community,” says Fallon County Attorney Rich Batterman of Baker.

By MIKE DENNISON – IR State Bureau

Full Story: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2007/12/07/montana/e04120707_01.txt

Fallon County has a population of about 3,000.

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