Missoula County approves Lolo Ranch boundary relocations to consolidate 18 tracts into 14

Missoula County commissioners approved a request to relocate common boundaries and apply agricultural aggregation exemptions for Lolo Ranch, a roughly 2,456‑acre property south of Lolo and north of the county line, consolidating 18 existing legal tracts into 14 proposed tracts. The change, presented to the Missoula County Board of Commissioners by staff, is intended to align parcel boundaries with current ranch uses and to allow clearer negotiation with potential conservation easement holders. Staff told commissioners the ranch is unzoned and lies within the 2002 Regional Land Use Guide for Lolo, with more intensive residential designations edging toward Highway 93 and open/resource designations on the western slopes. Jenny Dixon, a staff member who presented the report, said none of the existing tracts exceed 320 acres and that the proposed tracts…