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Commissioners approve subdivision covenant lift, authorize sheriff's canine purchase and approve claims
Summary
The county commission approved lifting an agricultural covenant on a 303-acre parcel, authorized a $19,860 canine purchase and handler training funded from drug-forfeiture funds, and approved claims presented on March 5, 2026.
The commission voted on several administrative items at its March 5 meeting.
Subdivision covenant lift: Planner Casey Holcomb described a request to lift an agricultural restriction on a roughly 303-acre parcel about 8.5 miles north of Bainville (off Road 2051) so the owners could build a home. Casey said the applicants had completed subdivision review steps and obtained a septic permit; Casey recommended approval. A motion to lift the agricultural covenant was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
"I think you're good," Casey said when asked whether the recommended motion needed to be read into the record.
Sheriff's canine and training: The commission approved a sheriff's office request to purchase a canine and send staffer Russ Corbel to canine-handler school. The purchase and training expense was presented as $19,860 and the chair said the funds would come from drug forfeiture/seizure accounts.
"I believe this comes out of drug forfeiture and seizure funds," the chair said, while commissioners asked about existing certified dogs and the training location (the transcript references a school in Big Timber).
Claims and routine minutes: The commission approved claims presented as "Claims for 03/05/2026 in the amount of $104,009.00 $4.99" (the transcript contains inconsistent numeric formatting for the claims total). The commission also approved minutes for the regular meeting on Feb. 20, 2026, a special meeting on Feb. 27, 2026, and the monthly February 2026 minutes by voice votes.
Votes at a glance: - Subdivision (Track 2B) lift of agricultural covenant: motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote; mover/second not unambiguously recorded in the transcript. - Sheriff canine purchase and training: motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote; expense listed as $19,860 and funding source noted as drug forfeiture/seizure funds. - Claims for 03/05/2026: motion made and approved by voice vote; transcript records the amount with inconsistent formatting.
No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; approvals were announced by voice vote with "Aye" responses.
