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Resident urges Stevensville to enforce rules over 'Brutus' farm, cites past hazardous incidents
Summary
An unnamed resident submitted a written public comment asking the council to enforce town rules against a local property the commenter described as dangerous and tied to historical hazardous‑materials incidents; the mayor noted a related court hearing scheduled Dec. 18.
A written public comment read into the record asked the Stevensville Town Council and mayor to enforce local rules against a property the commenter described as “Brutus Farm,” saying town residents remember hazardous‑materials incidents and law enforcement responses tied to clandestine operations.
The public comment—submitted in writing and read aloud at the start of the meeting—said a lawsuit posted on the Montana Supreme Court website includes a statement of facts describing explosions and other hazardous incidents. The commenter accused an individual identified in the submission as Frank Porowski (referred to by the commenter in the text) of intimidating residents for decades and said no permitted dwelling exists on the site in question.
The submission asked the council not to be swayed by a single vocal resident’s account and to “enforce what you started to” to prevent future unsafe or unpermitted activity. The commenter requested the town “clean up murder farms now” and said the property was more than an eyesore and posed a danger that deters residents from going onto the site.
Mayor Cindy (surname not provided in transcript) later noted there will be a hearing on Dec. 18 in Ravalli County District Court before Judge Lindt regarding River Farms; the mayor said she and town counsel Greg will attend.
The comment references a court filing and historical hazardous‑materials responses in town; the council did not take any immediate enforcement action during the meeting on that written comment. The town clerk read the submission into the record as part of the public‑comment period; the mayor’s closing remarks identified the upcoming Dec. 18 hearing as the next related public event.
