By Michael Howell The initial hearing of the Legacy Ranch subdivision proposal held by the Ravalli County Planning Board two weeks ago was continued at the Lone Rock School gymnasium last Wednesday. Of close to fifty people who showed up the first time, not a person testified in favor of the subdivision proposal. At…
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County objections to water right applications deemed deficient
By Michael Howell The County received notification from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) on March 1 that its objections to the U.S. Forest Service’s water right applications for instream flows on Blodgett and Laird Creeks are deficient. The objections are deficient, according to DNRC Water Rights Bureau Chief Millie Heffner, primarily…
County gives up on maintaining highway medians
By Michael Howell County Commissioner J.R. Iman and Jack May, Maintenance Chief for the Montana Department of Transportation (MDOT), told members of the Stevensville Civic Club and the Main Street Association last week that the state now plans to remove the landscaping in the medians along Highway 93 and cover the medians in concrete….
City supports Farmers Market
By Michael Howell Hamilton Mayor Jerry Steele made it very clear right at the beginning of last week’s neighborhood meeting, held to take public comment on the changes in the layout of the road closures for the Hamilton Farmers Market, that the City of Hamilton was in support of the Farmers Market. “The City is…
Public says no to Legacy Ranch Subdivision, hearing continued
By Michael Howell One of the largest subdivision proposals in the valley to come forth in years, the Legacy Ranch subdivision is being considered by the Ravalli County Planning Board at a meeting scheduled for this evening, Wednesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. at Lone Rock School. This meeting is a continuation of the…
Grantsdale Elementary closing its doors
By Michael Howell After functioning for 124 years, the Grantsdale Elementary School is set to close its doors at the end of this term. That was the decision made by the Hamilton School District Board of Trustees last month on a 5 to 2 vote. Hamilton School District Superintendent Tom Korst said that the…
Commissioners examine barriers on Mitchell Slough
By Michael Howell A couple of Ravalli County commissioners put on their wading outfits and walked down Mitchell Slough from Victor Crossing Road to Bell Crossing Road as part of the process in meeting a Portage Route request made by Andy Roubik last November. The river channel was declared to be a stream and…
Stevensville moving forward on codification
By Michael Howell At a marathon meeting last week the Stevensville Town Council passed on first reading a slate of 18 new ordinances. According to Council member Ron Klaphake, most of the ordinances were simply to bring town codes in line with current state, national and even international codes, such as building, fire, plumbing,…
Lone Rock community looks for building site for community center
By Michael Howell Members of the Lone Rock community interested in building a community center got the go ahead from the County Commissioners to pursue the possibility of leasing county parkland for the project. The initiative was hatched by a group of local senior citizens that has met regularly at the school and become…
Planning Board considers Legacy Ranch Subdivision
By Michael Howell Members of the Ravalli County Planning Board, along with several concerned members of the public, toured the site of the proposed Legacy Ranch Subdivision last week. The proposed subdivision site is located northeast of Stevensville off the Eastside Highway, between Porter Hill Road and Dry Gulch Road adjacent to the Lee…