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Whitefish council rejects proposal to accept dedication of Tamarack Ridge private roads after debate on cost and precedent
Summary
Councilors split over whether the city should accept Merganser and Harlequin Courts, private roads in Tamarack Ridge; concerns included maintenance costs, substandard construction relative to city standards and precedent for other private roads. A motion to accept the roads failed 3–2.
The Whitefish City Council declined to accept dedication of Merganser Court and Harlequin Court from the Tamarack Ridge homeowners association after a lengthy public hearing and council debate on June 16.
Craig, city staff, told the council the roads were platted as private but required to be open to the public; they were not built to city engineering standards. “This dedication is intended to include just the roadways and exclude the sidewalks, drainage ditches, and the pump house, which would continue to be owned and maintained by the HOA,” Craig said. Staff’s financial analysis estimated…
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