Prairie County, Montana

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Prairie County is one of 56 counties in Montana. Prairie County is located in east central Montana. The estimated population of the county is 1,1999. Terry is the county seat.

[edit] Website evaluation

[edit] The good

• The website contains a graphic feature called "where do your tax dollars go?" which breaks down the percentage of tax revenue that goes to the school, state, etc. However, this feature has not been updated since 2006.^[1]

• The website includes full information on County Commissioners as well as meeting minutes and agendas. ^[2]

[edit] The bad

• No information on county budgets.

• No information on permits or zoning.
• No information on how to file an request for public records.

[edit] External links

Prairie County, Montana

• Prairie County Website
• Prairie County on E-Reference
• Prairie County on Epodunk

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