Commissioners approve abandonment of 1,200-foot stretch of North 21 Road in Yellowstone County
October 31, 2023 | Yellowstone, Montana
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The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 31 approved Resolution 23-118 to abandon approximately 1,200 feet of North 21 Road north from West M Road, following a staff presentation and a Board of Viewers report.
County staff presented the petition and the Board of Viewers’ findings, saying the stretch was never built to county standards and was not used by the public. “This petition was accepted by Yellowstone County for various roads in Yellowstone County near Huntley,” the staff member said while entering the Board of Viewers report into the record. The staff member said the petitioner, Arlene Hein, owns the adjacent parcels and had built and maintained a private driveway in the alignment.
The staff presentation identified the Board of Viewers who conducted field inspections in October 2023, listing Mike Black, Yellowstone County Engineer; Maddox Billings, County Planning Department; Jeff Martin, Clerk and Recorder; and Mark Morris, Commissioner. The report concluded legal access to abutting parcels would be maintained and recommended approval of abandonment “with no conditions.” The presenter summarized the likely outcome bluntly: “Short of shooting this down, it’s gonna be all done today.”
Chair opened the public hearing and invited testimony; no members of the public spoke for or against the petition. Commissioner Jones moved to approve Resolution 23-118; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Under the petition, the county will abandon the easement for this segment of North 21 Road while staff recorded that existing private access and farming tracks will remain in place. The resolution passed by voice vote; the record does not specify roll-call tallies or the date the abandonment becomes effective.
The board also noted that the original alignment was created by a prior road petition (referred to during the presentation as the 151 Road petition). The staff record states the abandonment appears logical and that Yellowstone County has no need for this portion of the right-of-way for current or future public road purposes.
County staff presented the petition and the Board of Viewers’ findings, saying the stretch was never built to county standards and was not used by the public. “This petition was accepted by Yellowstone County for various roads in Yellowstone County near Huntley,” the staff member said while entering the Board of Viewers report into the record. The staff member said the petitioner, Arlene Hein, owns the adjacent parcels and had built and maintained a private driveway in the alignment.
The staff presentation identified the Board of Viewers who conducted field inspections in October 2023, listing Mike Black, Yellowstone County Engineer; Maddox Billings, County Planning Department; Jeff Martin, Clerk and Recorder; and Mark Morris, Commissioner. The report concluded legal access to abutting parcels would be maintained and recommended approval of abandonment “with no conditions.” The presenter summarized the likely outcome bluntly: “Short of shooting this down, it’s gonna be all done today.”
Chair opened the public hearing and invited testimony; no members of the public spoke for or against the petition. Commissioner Jones moved to approve Resolution 23-118; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Under the petition, the county will abandon the easement for this segment of North 21 Road while staff recorded that existing private access and farming tracks will remain in place. The resolution passed by voice vote; the record does not specify roll-call tallies or the date the abandonment becomes effective.
The board also noted that the original alignment was created by a prior road petition (referred to during the presentation as the 151 Road petition). The staff record states the abandonment appears logical and that Yellowstone County has no need for this portion of the right-of-way for current or future public road purposes.
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