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Residents, surveyor and county staff outline plan to realign failing Pintlar Peaks access; geotechnical review not yet completed
Summary
Property owners presented a boundary‑relocation agreement and an aligned plan to move Pintlar Peaks Drive off unstable ground; the surveyor said the proposed alignment avoids the failing slope but a full geotechnical analysis has not been commissioned. Commissioners asked planning staff to present technical details and a county resolution to recognize changed access next week.
Representatives for homeowner Shane Willems told the Commission they and neighboring property owners have signed an agreement intended to relocate boundaries and place Pintlar Peaks Drive on a single parcel to enable a new, safer access to the subdivision. “Everybody that has an interest involved in this has seemed to reach an agreement,” Ken Connors said, describing a multi‑year effort to resolve a failing ridge and sloughing that currently jeopardizes access.
Surveyor Matt Moore said the new alignment is designed to avoid the failing corner of the hillside but acknowledged the project does not yet include a full geotechnical analysis. “A whole geotechnical analysis has not been commissioned,” Moore said, adding that the proposed cuts would meet county slope guidance and that variances would be sought as needed. When Commissioner Ed Beaudette asked whether that left a risk the slope could still fail, Moore replied, “I suppose yes.”
Property owner Bill Finnegan said he had contributed easements and would financially support the project contingent on the existing road’s formal abandonment. “I signed this agreement and in fact I'm even going to contribute financially to this road if it gets approved, contingent on the existing road being abandoned,” Finnegan said.
County Attorney Morgan Smith and commissioners noted that two linked pieces of work are before the Commission: the boundary‑adjustment/amendment to the subdivision plat and a separate Resolution (No. 26‑16) recognizing the changed access and any necessary road‑standards approvals. Planning Director Carl Hamming was not present; commissioners requested that Carl or CEO Bill Everett attend next week’s meeting to provide technical and ordinance guidance before any action is taken.
Why it matters: The existing access is the primary entrance to the subdivision and commissioners and owners said emergency access is at risk. Property owners and the county must resolve legal (boundary/plat), engineering (geotechnical), and road‑standards elements before construction proceeds.
What’s next: Staff will return with technical details and a draft resolution recognizing the changed access for consideration at the next meeting.
