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Resident urges commissioners to require turn lanes and probe water supply for proposed Trumbull Creek subdivision

Flathead County Board of Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary

A Trumbull Creek Road resident told commissioners a proposed 27-home subdivision would nearly double housing on her mile-long road, cited three fatal crashes at the Highway 40 intersection and questioned whether the developer's two wells (reported at ~110—5 gpm) can support the project; she asked the board to require turn lanes and consider groundwater impacts.

Lynette Cupp, who identified herself as a Trumbull Creek Road resident, urged Flathead County commissioners to reassess a recently approved zoning and planning-board recommendation for a 27-home subdivision proposed by a developer identified in planning materials as McDonald.

"We currently have 38 homes on our road," Cupp said, and the proposed project would nearly double that number on a one-mile stretch. She cited a traffic study predicting an…

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