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Ravalli commissioners continue High Post Acres 5‑lot subdivision hearing amid water, road concerns
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners agreed to continue the High Post Acres 5‑lot minor subdivision hearing up to 30 days after questions from commissioners and adjacent landowners about groundwater impacts, roadway maintenance and culvert installation.
Ravalli County commissioners on June 9 continued a public hearing on the proposed High Post Acres five‑lot minor subdivision after hearing detailed staff analysis and questions from neighbors and commissioners about water availability, road maintenance and drainage.
Planning staff reviewed the application for a five‑lot subdivision on roughly 24.6 acres east of Florence off Aspen Ridge Trail and recommended conditional approval subject to standard final‑plat conditions and mitigation measures. Rob (Planning staff) told the commission the application included a hydrogeologic summary that relied on an earlier 2007 aquifer study for the adjacent Saddle Hills/ Aspen Ridge area and that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) had outstanding technical questions mainly about stormwater pond sizing.
The matter drew sustained comment from neighboring property owners and the applicant. Elizabeth Bando submitted written comments asking about notice, a maintenance agreement for shared roadway, whether covenants would mirror existing…
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