Cascade County Sued

Former Cascade County budget officer Mary Embleton is seeking an expedited hearing in district court to void a recent resolution to raise solid waste fees for county residents.

Representing herself, Embleton filed the petition in court on Nov. 4 claiming that the county failed to provide proper notice of solid waste assessment increases, failed to hold necessary public hearings and approved increases past the deadline to submit special assessments to the Montana Department of Revenue.

She named Commissioners Jim Larson and Joe Briggs as defendants in addition to Cascade County. Embleton told M...