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NEW Just received this information from Lake County Planning about the flood plain delineation of Johnson Creek. Follow this link for a technical review by Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) of the flood plain survey submitted by the Milhous Group. Follow this link for the response by Lake County Planning to DNRC's technical review.
Lake trout
found in
Lindbergh
Lake
Lake trout have turned up in the Swan Valley's Lindbergh Lake, presenting a new threat to the drainage's population of native bull trout. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently conducted spring gill netting in Lindbergh Lake, catching four lake trout ranging from 16 to 19 inches long. For more of this story, click on or type the URL below: http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/06/24/news/local_montana/news_8754195013_03.txt
The Montana
Department
of Fish,
Wildlife &
Parks has
prepared a
Draft
Environmental
Assessment
(EA), for
the purpose
of
conducting a
3 year
removal
effort for
Lake Trout
in Swan
Lake. This
effort will
involve
using a
variety of
equipment
over varied
time periods
to remove as
many Lake
Trout as
possible,
while
minimizing
mortality of
non-target
species. The draft document is available for PUBLIC review through July 8, 2009. We invite and encourage all those interested to direct questions and comments to:
Fisheries
Biologist Read here a news article in the Flathead Beacon request for variances by the Kootenai Lodge Estates. The Kootenai Lodge Estates had requested variances (since withdrawn) to the design standards of the Lake County Lakeshore Protection Regulations AND requested a variance from the the court "Order of Dismissal with Prejudice" between the Swan Lakers and the Kootenai Lodge Estates. The requested variances were to: "1) allow permanent dock pilings, which are not allowed on Swan Lake, 2) allow the docks to not be removed from the water by December 1 on a yearly basis, 3) allow the docks to not be anchored according to the methods required by the regulations, and 4) allow the docks to exceed 50-feet in length when there is adequate water depth at the ends of the docks."
Status of revisions to Lake County Subdivision Regulations: the Commissioners will make their decision in late January or February. We will post date and time when received from the county. Good News! The Lake County Planning Board voted unanimously to pass the Lake County Subdivision Regulation Update after ten months of work. This included all changes to subdivision regulations agreed to by Lake County under the settlement agreement signed with the Swan Lakers and Milhous Group. This is our most far reaching victory to date! It means among many other improvements, that Lake County shall consider density as a criteria in subdivision approval; the Commissioners would not be required to accept the number of units proposed by a developer. The Commissioners shall also consider the impact on the natural environment including historical features and wildlife. They would also have to consider the impact on local services during the subdivision application process. The update includes language specifying that the threat of a lawsuit shall not be a basis to approve or deny a subdivision. The final draft of the proposed updates to the Lake County Subdivision Regulations, as well as the current subdivision regulations, may be viewed at Lake County Planning Dept, Room 315 of the Lake County Courthouse or online under the subdivision link at http://lakecounty-mt.org/planning. Please send comments to: Lake County Planning Department at 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana, 59860 or by FAX 406-883-7205, or by email at planning@lakemt.gov . Read the news article in the Bigfork Eagle: Swan Lakers settle over Kootenai Estates Follow this link to the final settlement between Swan Lakers, Milhous Group, and Lake County (file size is 3.4 MB)
For the
Fishermen:
Here is
an
interesting
article
in the
Daily
Interlake
about
Lake
trout in
Swan
Lake (a
lot of
'lakes'
in that
sentence!):
Net loss--
Lake
trout
fished
out of
Swan
Lake to
aid
native
species REMEMBER that Legal Notices for proposed projects in our area are also posted in the Bigfork Eagle classified section. The same notices appear in the Lake County Leader classified section. These notices are somewhat hidden. Please scroll down through the classified ads to the Legal Notices or click on the "Legal Notices" link under the "CLASSIFIED" heading. The Lake County Planning Office website also posts Legal Notices for projects. Lake County Commissioners Schedule are posted before the hearing dates. We hope that everyone is still on the lookout for Eurasian water milfoil. A population of this species in Swan Lake or in any other water body in our area could essentially destroy the value and enjoyment of Montana's, thus far, pristine water bodies. This plant HAS BEEN FOUND recently in Noxon Reservoir, which is not that far from here. To learn more about this invader, please visit the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks website for information on how to identify and prevent this noxious aquatic plant. The website also provides valuable information on identification, source, and prevention and eradication of noxious weeds.
Earlier
news include
a DNRC grant
to do LIDAR
mapping for
Flathead
Lake and
Swan Lake.
Light
Detection
and Ranging
(LIDAR) is a remote
sensing
system used
to collect
topographic
data. The
County
intends to
use the
information
to
incorporate
floodplain
mapping,
review
subdivision
and zoning
proposals,
review
septic
system
permitting
and
storm water
management,
and to
support long
range
planning and
zoning
documents.
We sent
a letter of
support to
the
Planning Board for the
Renewable
Resource
Grant. Older Items of Interest:
Daily
Interlake:
New FEMA
Flood
Insurance
and
Flood
Insurance
Rate
Maps
District Court Judge Harkin previously ruled that the Swan Lakers had no standing to proceed with the brief filed in District Court requesting a preliminary injunction of final plat approval of the Kootenai Lodge Condominium Subdivision by the Lake County Commissioners. Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction Three additional briefs were filed by the Swan Lakers previously to the above brief. The outcome is still undetermined. (Large files!) Other News of Interest:
"Requirements for Storm Water Discharge During Construction Activity Brochure" (pdf)
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