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Resident warns county that lakeshore topsoil placements risk erosion and questions dam access
Summary
A resident raised concerns during public comment about roughly 150 yards of topsoil placed below a lake's high‑water mark that he said violates local lakeshore protections and could wash into the lake; he also recounted historical disputes over dam access and urged county follow‑up.
A resident speaking during the public‑comment period told Flathead County commissioners that two homeowners placed what he estimated as 150 yards of topsoil below the lake’s high‑water mark, and he urged the county to review whether that filled material violates lakeshore protection standards.
The speaker said county lakeshore rules allow rock “3 quarter rock or larger” below the high‑water line but…
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