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Big Horn County commissioners adopt First Street in Fort Smith as county road
Summary
At its Feb. 12, 2026, meeting the Big Horn County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 2025-17, approving the adoption of First Street in Fort Smith as a county road after a January public hearing at the Yellowtail Dam Visitor Center where attendees expressed support.
Commissioner George Real Bird III, presiding officer of the Big Horn County Board of County Commissioners, told the board that a public hearing at the Yellowtail Dam Visitor Center produced comments in favor of making First Street in Fort Smith a county road. At the Feb. 12, 2026, meeting Commissioner Larry Vandersloot moved to approve Resolution 2025-17; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Real Bird and passed unanimously.
The resolution text, included in the meeting packet, cites Montana Code Annotated authority for county roads (MCA 7-14-2101) and notes that First Street was dedicated to public use on the plat map of the Yellowtail Subdivision, recorded Aug. 7, 1961, and that the county has historically maintained the road with county funds. Based on those recitals, the board approved adopting First Street as a county road by resolution.
The minutes do not record a roll-call vote tally by member name; the action is recorded as having passed unanimously. The resolution is numbered 2025-17 in the minutes and includes enactment language. The minutes also include the board’s attestation of the resolution in the official record.
Because the public minutes and resolution text do not spell out further implementation steps, the county will follow its standard administrative procedures for adding adopted roads to county maintenance schedules and maps. The meeting record does not specify a timeline for maintenance changes or budget adjustments tied to this resolution.
