To: Pam Holmquist, County Commissioners, Gary Krueger, County Commissioner, and Cal Scott, County Commissioner
Stop the Bridge! Protect North Shore of Flathead Lake
We the undersigned petition the Flathead County Board of County Commissioners to protect the north shore of Flathead Lake. The current bridge project to "Dockstaeder Island" violates Flathead County Lakeshore Protection rules. Please deny the permit "amendment" and void the existing permit.
Why is this important?
If you love Flathead Lake and want to keep the lake and its shoreline healthy and beautiful, then please sign this petition. The bridge to "Dockstaeder Island" now is 1/3 built. We think it was improperly approved and must be removed. The Flathead County Commissioners approved the bridge on the technicality that it was 'not a road'. In fact, the bridge is both a road and a driveway and it crosses the Lakeshore Protection Zone twice. Neither a road or driveway may cross this protection zone. The commissioners need to deny an "amendment" to the permit to allow the bridge to be completed, and they need to rescind the original permit for the bridge. Withdrawing this permit and removing the bridge will protect the lakeshore. It will also restore fair and equal treatment for everyone under the regulations.