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County, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest cooperate on seasonal patrols; small annual funding helps pay for extra enforcement
Summary
CEO Bill Everett described the annual cooperative law enforcement agreement with the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest providing roughly $7,000–$10,000 for additional patrols at recreation areas such as Georgetown Lake and the Big Hole; commissioners supported continued participation to address rising West Valley use.
CEO Bill Everett said the county's annual cooperative agreement with the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest provides modest funding to support law-enforcement patrols outside regular routes, including recreation hotspots. "It's the annual patrolling agreement for the summer," Chairman Kevin Hart said; Commissioner Ed Beaudette added that increased West Valley campground use makes the patrols "a great benefit to us."
Everett said funds can be used for salaries or equipment and estimated the program pays roughly $7,000–$10,000 annually. Commissioners placed the agreement on the agenda for formal consideration; no formal vote was recorded at the work session.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 001 ("This is an annual agreement we have with the Forest Service."); topfinish SEG 002 ("It's the annual patrolling agreement for the summer.").
