Gianforte: Answer Yellowstone County

Governor Gianforte is on his 56 County Tour. Laurel and Yellowstone County residents deserve a public chance to ask questions.

Action Needed

Make three contacts today. Ask for a public Yellowstone County town hall where Laurel residents can ask Governor Gianforte about DPHHS, BOI, and the psychiatric prison project near West Elementary School.

Step 1

Governor's Office

Ask when he will be here and whether residents will get a public town hall.

Step 2

Yellowstone County Commissioners

Ask county commissioners to publicly request the same town hall.

Step 3

Laurel Mayor and City Council

Ask Laurel officials to join the public request for answers.

What We Know

Governor Gianforte's office says the 56 County Tour is about hearing directly from Montanans. His office announced a public town hall in Sidney, where residents were able to ask questions.

We have not found a public Yellowstone County town hall announcement for this tour. Laurel residents have direct questions about the state psychiatric prison project near West Elementary School, DPHHS, BOI, and whether this process meets the governor's standard for transparency.

The ask is simple: if other counties get public town halls, Yellowstone County should get one too.

Governor's Own Standard

Governor Gianforte's priorities page gives Laurel residents a fair standard to use. His administration says state government should work for Montanans, increase accountability and transparency, protect families and communities, preserve rural health care access, support small businesses, and protect Montana as a place to live, work, and raise a family.

Laurel residents are asking a direct question: what is the governor's word worth if DPHHS and BOI can push a psychiatric prison near West Elementary School without the transparency, public process, and community respect his own priorities promise?

Government Working for You

The governor says state government should better serve Montanans through accountability and transparency. Laurel has been asking for the basic record, the timeline, and direct answers.

Safe Communities

The governor says government has a chief responsibility to keep communities safe. Laurel is asking why a secure psychiatric prison is being pushed near an elementary school without full local consent.

Health Care

The governor says rural health care access matters. Laurel is asking why a state health project is being handled as a siting and land-use fight instead of a transparent health care conversation.

Jobs, Economy, and Way of Life

The governor says he supports small businesses, opportunity, and Montana communities as places to live and raise families. Laurel is asking what happens when state action claims a major growth corridor without a real local answer.

Ask this plainly:

Governor Gianforte, do the actions of DPHHS and BOI in Laurel reflect your stated priorities, or not?

Call and Email Templates

Use your own words, or start here.

Step 1: Governor's Office

Governor's Office 406-444-3111 Governor email governor@mt.gov Scheduler grace.holzer@mt.gov Deputy Scheduler breanna.brewer@mt.gov

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Hello, I am a Yellowstone County resident calling about Governor Gianforte's 56 County Tour.

When will the governor be in Yellowstone County?

Will there be a public town hall where Laurel and Yellowstone County residents can ask questions, like the public town hall held in Sidney?

If there is no public town hall planned, why not?

Laurel residents also need a direct public statement from Governor Gianforte about the conduct of DPHHS and BOI in the psychiatric prison project near West Elementary School. Does the governor believe Laurel residents have been treated with transparency and respect?

Please ask the governor to hold a public Yellowstone County town hall and answer these questions on the record.
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Step 2: Yellowstone County Commissioners

Commissioners office 406-256-2701 Chris White cwhite@yellowstonecountymt.gov Mike Waters mwaters@yellowstonecountymt.gov Mark Morse mmorse@yellowstonecountymt.gov

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Hello, I am asking the Yellowstone County Commissioners to issue a public statement requesting that Governor Gianforte hold a public town hall in Yellowstone County during his 56 County Tour.

Laurel residents deserve a chance to ask the governor direct questions about the state psychiatric prison project near West Elementary School, DPHHS, BOI, and how this process has been handled.

Richland County got a public town hall in Sidney. Yellowstone County should get one too.

Please ask the commissioners to join this request publicly.
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Step 3: Laurel Mayor and City Council

City Hall 406-628-7431 Mayor Dave Waggoner citymayor@laurel.mt.gov Ward 1A ward1a@laurel.mt.gov Ward 1B ward1b@laurel.mt.gov Ward 2A ward2a@laurel.mt.gov Ward 2B ward2b@laurel.mt.gov Ward 3A ward3a@laurel.mt.gov Ward 3B ward3b@laurel.mt.gov Ward 4A ward4a@laurel.mt.gov Ward 4B ward4b@laurel.mt.gov

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Hello, I am asking the Mayor and City Council to issue a public statement requesting that Governor Gianforte hold a public town hall in Yellowstone County during his 56 County Tour.

Laurel is directly affected by the state psychiatric prison project near West Elementary School. Residents deserve answers from the governor in public and on the record.

Please ask the mayor and council to join this request publicly and call for a real Yellowstone County town hall, not only private visits or photo opportunities.
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