Public hearings, comment periods and filing deadlines coming up across the Bunchgrass regions, with the official notice linked for each. Dates can change; confirm with the agency before you go.
Updated Nov. 3, 2026
November 2026
- Monday, Nov. 9. Comments close on the Bureau of Land Management's review of a proposed fishing access site on the Yellowstone River near Terry, with a boat ramp, vault toilet, parking and road improvements. Comment online through BLM's project page or by mail to the Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City. (Eastern Montana)
- Monday, Nov. 9. The Hermiston City Council holds a public hearing on adopting the city's Transportation System Plan and related code amendments at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 180 NE Second St. (Eastern Oregon)
- Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Dawson County Commission holds two public hearings at 10 a.m. in Glendive: one on amending the county's development regulations, and one on amending the subdivision regulations shared by Dawson County, the City of Glendive and the Town of Richey. (Eastern Montana)
- Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Baker City Council takes up a proposal to restripe Main Street downtown, between Campbell Street and Auburn Avenue, from four travel lanes to one in each direction with a center turn lane and bike lanes, the Baker City Herald reported. The council meets at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 1655 First St. (Eastern Oregon)
- Tuesday, Nov. 17. The Pennington County Board of Adjustment holds a hearing on revoking Yarotek LLC's conditional use permit for a utility-scale solar energy system, which county planners say was not established within two years of approval. The county commissioners sit as the Board of Adjustment and meet at 9 a.m. in the County Administration Building, 900 Concourse Drive, Rapid City. (Black Hills)
- Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20. The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council meets in Boardman, with a webinar option, and is expected to take up the Oregon Department of Energy's recommendation on the request to terminate the site certificate for the former Boardman Coal Plant in Morrow County. (Land & Water)
- Monday, Nov. 23. Objections are due to the Montana Water Court's decree for Basin 43D, the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone, which covers 597 water right claims. Objections must be filed on the court's forms and received by the court in Bozeman by the deadline. (Eastern Montana)
- Tuesday, Nov. 24. The Meade County Commission holds public hearings at 10 a.m. on forming two taxing ambulance districts, East and South Central, that together with existing districts would cover the county outside its towns. The hearings are in the Erskine Office Building, 1300 Sherman St., Sturgis. (Black Hills)
December 2026
- Thursday, Dec. 10. The Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation holds its next hearing at 9 a.m. in its hearing room, 2535 St. Johns Ave., Billings. The docket posts on the board's dockets and orders page. (Land & Water)
- Tuesday, Dec. 22. Objections are due to the Montana Water Court's decree for Basin 43Q, the Yellowstone River between the Clarks Fork and the Bighorn, which covers 836 water right claims. Objections must be filed on the court's forms and received by the court in Bozeman by the deadline. (Eastern Montana)
For each region's weekly preview of local government decisions, see the Sunday look-aheads for Eastern Oregon, Eastern Montana and the Black Hills.