Planning commission denies two proposed Blacktail Lake subdivisions after resident safety and infrastructure concerns

The Williams County Planning and Zoning Commission denied two zone-change requests on separate parcels near Blacktail Lake after lengthy public hearings in which residents pressed officials about water supply, road maintenance, emergency response times and the condition of the dam. The proposals, presented by applicant Andrew Pocus on behalf of property owner Benjamin Roslyn, would have reclassified two roughly 78-acre parent parcels from agricultural to urban residential and created multiple smaller residential lots near Blacktail Lake. The commission voted down both requests after public comment and roll-call votes. The first application (LUDash0049-25) proposed a minor subdivision that would create five lots from a parent parcel of approximately 78 acres, with four smaller lots roughly 1.52 acres, 2.36 acres, 2.46 acres and 2.42 acres and a remaining larger parcel. The motion to approve the zone change failed on a first roll call; a subsequent motion to deny carried on roll call vote (Mark — yes; Cheryl — yes;…