City told to release power plant documents

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Mar 10, 2010 at 10:29 AM MST

Story Updated: Mar 10, 2010 at 10:29 AM MST

GREAT FALLS - A District Court judge has ordered the city of Great Falls to make public nearly all the documents detailing the financial relationship between the city and a power plant developer.

The Montana Environmental Information Center filed a lawsuit seeking the records nearly three years ago.

MEIC program manager Anne Hedges says the city made bad decisions in working with Southern Montana Electric Generation & Transmission. The MEIC sought information on the obligations the city of Great Falls made on behalf of its residents in partnering with SME in plans to build a natural gas-fired power plant near Great Falls.

District Judge E. Wayne Phillips had earlier ruled in MEIC's favor, but the city and SME sought to keep secret a 22-inch stack of documents. Phillips agreed to seal five documents and ruled the rest must be released.

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