Livingston Commission continues vote on annexing 38 Love's Lane after public concerns, ownership questions

The Livingston City Commission on Tuesday continued consideration of a petition to annex a parcel at 38 Love's Lane after questions about ownership documentation, transportation access and required post-annexation reviews.

City Manager Grant Gager told commissioners the annexation has been filed under Montana Code Annotated, Title 7, chapter 2, part 46, the statute governing annexation by petition; he said the petition submitted to the city was signed by owners representing the required share of the land and that staff had prepared a plan for extension of city services to the parcel. “As with the other two annexations that were requested in my time here as city manager, this annexation is being handled under title 7 chapter 2 part 46 of Montana Code Annotated,” Gager said.

The petition seeks to bring the roughly highway‑fronting parcel into the city so the owner or developer can proceed with a commercial development the applicant expects would house a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) office relocated from its current site on U.S. 89. Applicant representative Eric Gerberg of IMAG told the commission the applicant had corrected a notarization issue that prompted a postponement at an earlier meeting and submitted trip‑generation estimates to the city: he said a 60‑employee facility would generate roughly 61 AM peak…