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Yellowstone County sets second hearing on Laurel jurisdictional zoning amid strong public opposition
Summary
Commissioners set a second public hearing for July 9, 2024 on Resolution 24-92 to adopt jurisdictional zoning around Laurel. Speakers at the May 21 hearing protested alleged mapping errors, disputed county authority over certain parcels, and raised health, property-value and procedural concerns tied to Northwestern Energy's methane plant.
The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners opened a public hearing on Resolution of Intent 24-92 on May 21 and voted to set a second hearing for 9:30 a.m. July 9, 2024 in Room 3108. The resolution would enact Yellowstone County jurisdictional zoning around the City of Laurel; commissioners said the maps before them are intended to readopt previously believed zoning in the one-mile area around the city and that any zone-change application by a private party (including Northwestern Energy) would be a separate, later process.
The meeting drew extended public comment focused on map accuracy, legal process and health and property concerns related to…
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