City of East Helena administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 25th and 26th for the Thanksgiving holiday. If your garbage is normally picked up on Thursday, it will be picked up on Friday, November 26th.
The City of East Helena yard waste site and recycling containers, that are located off of plant road, will be closed for use due to road construction starting on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 through Monday, November 15, 2021.
City crews are continuing stop sign implementation west of Montana Ave. This includes new stop signs at all intersections that connect to Gail Street, and also 1st and Groschell Street. Any questions please contact public works Kevin Ore at 406-459-3769.
East Helena City Hall will be a place of deposit for mail ballots from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2nd.
Starting Monday, September 27th through Thursday, September 30th, traffic on Main Street in front of 15 West Main will be partially closed to east bound traffic. Lane closure is due to a water line repair which is located across from Eagles 4040. Please remain cautious while traveling through this area.
Please remember to slow down, schools are open.
The City of East Helena has made some speed limit reductions along Valley Drive south of Prickly Pear Elementary and around Radley Elementary School.
Valley Drive is now a 25MPH zone from Highway 12 to Plant Road and is shown in green on the map. East Clinton street and North Thurman Avenue now have a 15MPH school zone during school hours and is shown in blue on the map.
Please call the City of East Helena Public Works Director Kevin Ore during business hours with any questions at 406-227-5321.
Northwestern Energy will be performing work within the City of East Helena for their gas gate station located at 112 Wylie Drive from August 9th through August 20th, 2021. All Wylie Drive traffic between Main Street and Gail Street will be detoured to 3rd Street from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For a larger image of the closure area, please click or tap here, for a pdf document of the area click or tap here. For more information on the closure/detour, please call East Helena Public Works Director Kevin Ore at 406-227-5321.
The City of East Helena City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021 for Memorial Day and will open on Tuesday morning, June 1st at 8AM. Scheduled Monday garbage pickup services will occur on Tuesday June 1st.
Enjoy your holiday and please remember to honor those that have died in the performance of their military service to our country. The VFW Cory Dullum Post 10010 Main Street Park ceremony will start at 11AM at the VFW, 113 W. Main Street in East Helena with the parade to the Main Street Park Servicemembers Monument.
City of East Helena City Hall
306 E. Main Street
PO Box 1170
East Helena, Montana 59635
The City of East Helena first adopted a growth policy in 2009 and updated it in 2014. In 2020 and early 2021 the East Helena Planning Board, the public, and important stakeholders, with the financial assistance of a Montana Department of Commerce CDBG grant, went through the public process and updated the 2014 Growth Policy. On May 4, 2021, The East Helena City Council held a public hearing and passed a resolution approving the 2021 Update to the East Helena Growth Policy.
Many thanks goes out to the East Helena Planning Board for their efforts to complete the updated Growth Policy as well as the public participants who gave their input and those that took the 2020 public survey.
Additionally, thank you to the Montana Department of Commerce and their CDBG program for the financial assistance.
Click or tap here, or on the Growth Policy cover, to open or download a PDF copy of the East Helena 2021 Growth Policy.
Temporary weight restrictions have gone into effect beginning March 8, 2021 on certain County roads. As frozen ground thaws, base gravel in the roadbed becomes saturated, causing surface break up and premature failure. In these conditions, fully loaded vehicles can cause severe road damage.
The load limits for all restrictions are 7 tons for single axles, 14 tons for tandem axles, or 350 pounds per inch width of tire.
Temporary restrictions will be in place for the following roads in Lewis & Clark County:
City of East Helena:
• Valley Dr. – Lewis St. to Canyon Ferry Rd.
Greater Helena & East Helena Area:
• Birdseye Rd. – Williams St to Highway 279.
• Causeway Way (Lake Helena Dr.) – Lincoln Rd. East to end of asphalt.
• Collins Dr. South – Lincoln Rd. East to Masonic Home Rd.
• Country Club Ave. – Joslyn St. to Williams St.
• Forestvale Rd. – Green Meadow Dr. to North Montana Ave.
• Highway 284 – Jimtown Rd. to Broadwater County line.
• Masonic Home Rd. – Collins Dr. S. to Frontage Rd.
• Jim Town Rd. Asphalt – Highway 284 to end of asphalt.
• Keir Dr. – Canyon Ferry Rd. to Saffron Ln.
• Masonic Home Rd. – Collins Dr. S. to Frontage Rd.
• McHugh Ln. – Yuhas Ave. to Sierra Rd. W.
• Mill Rd. – Green Meadow Dr. to N. Montana Ave.
• Lake Helena Dr. – Causeway to Lincoln Rd. E.
• North Montana Ave. – North of Lincoln Rd.
• Sierra Rd. East – Frontage Rd. to Floweree Dr.
• Sierra Rd. West – Frontage Rd. to Green Meadow Dr.
• Williams St. – Highway 12 to Birdseye Rd.
• Wylie Dr. – Canyon Ferry Rd. to York Rd.
Lincoln Area:
• B Street – At Stemple Pass Rd.
• C Street – At Stemple Pass Rd.
• D Street – At Stemple Pass Rd.
• 1 Ave. South – South of Highway 200
• 6th Ave. – North and South of Highway 200
• 7th Ave. – South of Highway 200
• 8th Ave. – North and South of Highway 200
• 9th Ave. – At Highway 200
• Spring Creek Ln. – Highway 200 to end of asphalt
• Sleepy Hollow Ln. – North of Highway 200
• Sucker Creek Rd. – Highway 200 to end of asphalt
Permanent restrictions remain in place and are needed on roads with sub-standard base material and double chip seal. Normal highway loading can cause severe damage to roads and lead to costly repairs. These roads are:
• Applegate Dr. South – Lincoln Rd. to Norris Rd.
• Beartooth Rd. – Frontage Rd. to end of asphalt.
• Bel Air Subdivision – Entire Subdivision
• Colorado Gulch Dr. – Highway 12 to end of asphalt.
• Crestwood Estates – Entire Subdivision
• Floweree Dr. – Sierra Rd. East to York Rd.
• Franklin Mine Rd. – Green Meadow Dr. to end of asphalt.
• John G. Mine Rd. East – Green Meadow Dr. to North Montana Ave.
• Lake Helena Dr. South – York Rd. to Canyon Ferry Rd.
• Middlemas Rd. – Montana Ave. to end of road.
• Motsiff Rd. – McHugh Ln. to North Montana Ave.
• Norris Rd. – Green Meadow Dr. to end of road.
Restriction information is online at https://www.lccountymt.gov/public-works/roads-and-bridges.html
City of East Helena Public Works will be assisting in the pickup of wind storm debris. Branches that are 4ft in length or less and smaller than 4 inches in diameter can be piled in the location that your trash is normally picked-up. Larger branches or trees that have fallen on private property will need to be deposed of by the homeowner and taken to Tri-County Landfill across from Kleffner Ranch on Route 518. Any questions or concerns please contact Kevin Ore at 406-459-3769. Thanks, and stay safe.
For those City of East Helena residents that have not signed up with Tri-County Disposal, please fill out and submit the form available here. A GIS map with Tri-County Disposal’s location is available here. The form is available at City Hall to complete and submit, any questions regarding the form can be directed to the Administration Department at 227-5321.