Public views power-plant documents in Great Falls

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jul 23, 2008 at 9:08 AM MST

Story Updated: Jul 23, 2008 at 9:08 AM MST

GREAT FALLS - Hundreds of documents have been opened to the public in Great Falls. That's after a judge ruled that officials were wrong to withhold them from a group seeking to learn more about the relationship between the city and the developer of a proposed coal-fired power plant.

The case arose in March 2007 when a member of the Montana Environmental Information Center was denied access to drafts of documents, including contracts between the city and Southern Montana Electric. The cooperative and the city have proposed building a $790 million coal-fired power plant east of Great Falls.

City Attorney David Gliko said preliminary drafts of agreements between the city and SME were not public documents. That prompted a lawsuit by the MEIC and the Montana Newspaper Association.

A judge ruled last month that the documents should be released. The parties were notified of the decision last week.

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