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County attorney reports code-enforcement progress; Hoback Water District and federal patent delays may push projects to 2026
Summary
The county attorney reported the abatement hearing scheduled for the meeting was canceled after the property was cleared and warned that BLM and state review processes could delay patents for three parcels, pushing related projects into 2026.
The county attorney told commissioners the abatement hearing scheduled for the meeting was canceled because the property owner removed items from the site and county staff will seek resolution within 30 days or return to the board for a hearing.
The attorney reported ongoing work on a quick-claim-deed matter connected to a Hoback fire station and said the county is coordinating with the Hoback Water District on design work and easements needed for the district's application. County staff said the water district needs to submit an application by September; engineer Ty Ross is working on designs and the county must secure easements before the application.
On federal land matters, the county attorney said three parcels (Wilson Boat Ramp, South Park Boat Ramp and Parcel 14 adjacent to Emily Stevens) require a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) environmental assessment before patents can issue. The BLM representative is scheduled to visit on June 24 to conduct assessments; the county attorney said the field review will be followed by about two weeks for the field officer to write the report and additional state-office review, and that patents likely will not arrive until the fall. "It does not look like we will get our patents for those 3 parcels until potentially the fall," the attorney said, and that delay could move construction work—such as an RV dump station and other projects—into 2026 rather than 2025.
The county also has not yet received a lease on the Munger Mountain parcel; staff said it has been awaiting delivery from State Lands and that the lease was approved in August 2024 but had not been received. The county attorney said the lease was expected to be on a future agenda and that staff had been following up weekly.
The county attorney additionally told the board he had convened 23 county civil attorneys to coordinate response to a lawsuit challenging voter-registration citizenship questions; the matter is in ongoing coordination and may return for further board-level updates when appropriate.
No formal land transactions or patent acceptances occurred at the meeting; staff flagged timing concerns that could delay planned construction and asked the board for continued patience while federal and state reviews complete.
