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Missoula County staff outlines concerns on multiple House bills, including septic rules for Seeley Lake and private road districts
Summary
Missoula County staff briefed commissioners on multiple state House bills that staff said could limit local septic rules in Seeley Lake, create private road districts, change marijuana ballot options and establish a statewide "GoTrust."
County staff briefed the Missoula County Board of Commissioners on several state House bills that county officials said could affect local services and authority.
On House Bill 658, staff said the bill would prevent local health departments from adopting standards different from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for septic systems. The staff member said that would limit the county's ability to approve replacement systems tailored to Seeley Lake's nitrate problems and likely make it "more likely for the health department not to be able to issue replacement system permits in the Seeley area," a particular concern given the lake's special management status.
Staff described House Bill 369 as originating from a dispute in Granite County and said it would permit creation of private road districts to maintain both public and private roads. The staff member said the bill, as written, would allow a road district to set a maintenance budget that could be withheld from county taxes, reducing funds available for countywide services.…
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