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Commissioners approve boundary relocation with resident Aaron Christiansen; DEQ approval to be recorded
Summary
A boundary relocation between Broadwater County and resident Aaron Christiansen in Toston was approved by the board; the applicant paid survey and valuation costs and county staff confirmed DEQ approval will be recorded with the survey.
Broadwater County commissioners approved a boundary-relocation exemption request Sept. 3 to trade equal acreage between the county and Aaron Christiansen in the Toston townsite.
Nicole Brown, community development director, said Christiansen hired and paid for the survey and the assessor valuation to ensure the exchange was equitable and that the transaction imposes no net cost on Broadwater County beyond normal staff time. "He paid for all of this. This is of 0 cost to the county other than staff time," Brown said during the presentation.
Brown also noted that the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approval has been received; the DEQ Certificate of Subdivision Approval will be recorded with the survey when filed. Commissioners previously reviewed the proposal at a July 30 meeting and affirmed support; the item on Sept. 3 completed the formal action to approve the boundary relocation exemption.
Resident Aaron Christiansen spoke in support, thanked county staff and commissioners for the process, and asked a procedural question about when he could proceed with well permitting; staff advised that recording the survey and the DEQ certificate with the clerk and recorder completes county requirements and that DEQ recording is the final step before certain permits may be pursued.
The board approved the boundary-relocation exemption by motion and voice vote.
