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Yellowstone County adopts Laurel-area growth policy after heated public testimony over Northwest Energy project
Summary
Yellowstone County commissioners on April 2 adopted an updated growth policy for land around the city of Laurel after multiple public commenters urged delay, citing changing maps, missing records and concerns about Northwest Energy’s methane plant and potential rezoning of agricultural land near residences.
Yellowstone County commissioners adopted Resolution 24-63 on April 2 to approve an updated growth policy for the area around the city of Laurel following an extended public hearing that drew multiple residents and advocates.
Kurt, a staff member for the City-County Planning Board, summarized the board’s year-long process, saying the planning board met repeatedly with workshops and public hearings in late 2023 and early 2024 before forwarding its recommendation to the commissioners. The resolution directs the county to adopt the maps and policy language prepared by the City-County Planning Board.
Multiple residents told the commissioners the plan, and the maps attached to it, were confusing and in some cases contradicted earlier documents residents had relied on when…
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