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Commission approves transfer of 0.42‑acre county strip to Magnolia Properties LLC for $21,000
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2026‑12 authorizing a boundary line adjustment and sale of an approximately 0.42‑acre county strip (Certificate of Survey No. 4950, Parcel A1) to Magnolia Properties LLC for the appraised value of $21,000 and ratified settlement terms in DV27‑2025‑42; commissioners clarified access will not be altered by the resolution and recommended a written easement be finalized.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2026‑12 authorizing the transfer by boundary line adjustment of a county‑owned fee strip of land of approximately 0.42 acres (Certificate of Survey No. 4950, Parcel A1) to Magnolia Properties LLC for an appraised fair market value of $21,000 and ratifying settlement terms in DV27‑2025‑42.
Legal counsel read the resolution and noted it will be effective immediately upon adoption under Montana Code Annotated 7‑5‑123. Commissioners and county staff clarified that access and any easement were not negotiated as part of the settlement. County counsel advised that, as things stand, the property as sold would include historically available access and that changes to access are not contemplated by the resolution; the county emphasized that formal, written easements should be created where appropriate to avoid later disputes.
Tracy of the Tobacco Valley News, participating remotely, asked the county to summarize the resolution for remote listeners. County staff re‑read the key facts: the parcel location (section 11, Township 36 North, Range 27 West), certificate of survey number, the $21,000 appraised price, and the case number (DV27‑2025‑42). Staff confirmed each party will cover its own legal costs; the county noted total legal expenses for the case are not yet finalized.
Public commenters urged that any access easement be put in writing and finalized after the boundary and settlement steps, a sequence county staff described as the anticipated administrative process.
