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Fellow Patriots of Lake County,
Polson City Council approves Annexation 7 Aug 2023
The City Council of Polson Montana approves an unprecedented first step to annex 79 federal trust acres into the City of Polson. The beneficial owner is the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal corporation will ensue to immediately commence next steps to build out a new, third establishment in which to offer gambling, a potential future hotel, conference center, RV park, new Polson visitor center, up to several hundred affordable housing units, and potentially several other commercial parcels which will all remain in federal trust status. The high density expansion is only possible by leveraging sewage waste into the existing Polson sewer facility. A negotiation which will benefit the CS & K Tribal corporation immensely both on precedence and financially. Phase 1 will commence with a lease of approximately 10 acres to S & K Gaming for immediate casino construction, subject only to final hurdles of red tape, in response to a recent and very limited traffic study conducted at the intersections of Irvine Flats Road and U.S. Highway 93.
See links below:
Polson City Council approves Annexation Part 1, 7 Aug 2023 – YouTube
Polson City Council approves Annexation 7 Aug 2023 / Part 2
Polson City Council approves Annexation 7 Aug 2023 / Part 3
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County Commissioners are working for YOU! Contact them with YOUR input, thanks, and ideas for change that benefits Lake County Residents!
The email address for the County Commissioners is: lakecommissioners@lakemt.gov
our contact them via phone: (406) 883-7204
District 1 Commissioner Bill Barron
Bill is a lifelong Montana Native. Bill worked over 30 years in Law Enforcement, graduating from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, the FBI National Academy, and has previously been elected to two terms as Lake County Sheriff. After leaving the Sheriff Office, Bill was elected to County Commissioner and is currently in his third term. Bill brings common sense, vast knowledge of county government operations, people management skills and the ability to work together.
- District 2 Commissioner Steve Stanley
Steve was born and raised in Montana. He stepped into the County Commissioner role with a long history of serving the citizens of Lake County through emergency services dating back to 1978. His careers have spanned 22 years as Facilities and Building Services Director at Polson’s St. Joseph Hospital to over 30 years with Lake County Disaster and Emergency Services.
District 3 Commissioner Gale Decker
Commissioner Gale Decker and his wife, Susie, live in the North Crow area east of Pablo. Mr. Decker was born and raised in Lake County. He earned his Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of Montana before going on to teach in the Ronan School District for 33 years. Following retirement from the school system, Mr. Decker served as Lake County Superintendent of Schools for six years before being elected to the Commissioners’ Office in 2012. Mr. Decker’s particular interests in County government include land planning, environmental health and property tax relief.
