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* REFERENCE CHAPTER III TRANSPORTATION SECTION 



DEPARTMENT OF 

 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION 



MARC RAaCOT, GOVERNOR 



STATE OF MONTANA- 



NORTHWESTERM LAND OFRCI 

 2250 HIGHWAY W NORTH 

 KAUSrELl. MONTANA S9W1-2S37 



Telephone; U06) 752-7994 

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TO: 



FROM: 



MEMORANDUM 



Jeff Hagener, Administrator, Trust Land Management Division, Depanment of 

 Natural Resources and Conservation 



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William E. O'Brien, Area ManageiO^^brthwestem Land Office, Department of 3- 

 Natural Resources & Conservation^ A 



DATE: October 26, 1995 



SUBJECT: NWLO Response to Petition to Open a County Road 



You have requested my recommendation regarding a road petition being circulated by William and 

 Candy Richter. 



The petition to be presented to Flathead County covers three parts of a road from U.S. Highway 93 

 to the South Beaver Lake road. The southern portion joins Highway U.S. 93 in the NEWSW'4 of 

 Section 33, T31N, R22W. The northern portion ties into the South Beaver Lake road in the 

 SE'/iSEVi of Section 20, T31N, R22VV. The proposed route is about 2.3 miles in length. It is our 

 understanding that the petition would ask the county to obtain right-of-way and build the road at 

 county expense. The attached map shows the location we believe to be described in the petition. 



The idea of Flathead County declaring this road a county road and building it to county standards is 

 a positive thought. It would benefit both the general public and the Depanment of Natural 

 Resources cind Conservation (DNRC) to some degree. The proposed route would reduce the trip for 

 recreationists from the Whitefish area by about five miles. The petitioned route would provide 

 DNRC with legal access to ownership in Section 33, T31N, R22W. At the present time DNRC 

 does not have legal access to this trust land. However, several aspects of this proposal are . • :.: 

 problematic. 



The petition has not been presented to Flathead County officials, however Sta^n Billheimer of this 

 office has been in contact with the Commissioner's Office concerning the Skyles Lake road. The 

 Commissioner's Office maintains that this has never been a county road. It is our understanding 

 that the County, as a matter of policy, will not accept responsibility for any new roads requiring any 

 construction or funding by the county. 



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