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MINUTES
LAUREL-YELLOWSTONE CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
OCTOBER 2, 2008 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Members present: Todd Linder, Chairman & City Rep.
Deb Horning, City Rep.
Kim Wallila, County Rep.
Kathy Siegrest, County Rep.
Others present: James Caniglia, City Planner
Cheryll Lund, City Secretary
Amas Lee
NO QUORUM.
The board waited unti17:15 for other members to arrive, but none did.
Na official business was conducted due to the lack of a quorum. However Chairman
Linder took time to explain the role of the Planning Board a$er which the board
discussed issues that were on the agenda (unti17:35 pm.)
The meeting next month will be held an the 2"d Thursday of the month, November 13,
2008 at 7:00 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryll Lund, Secretary
FLYING BOX RANCH COMPANY
P.o. sox 1s86
Billings, Montana 59103-1686
(406) 652-5887 Phone
(406) 652-9377 Fax
September 10, 2008
Laurel City-County Planning Board
Via Email
Re: Requested zone change
40 acres - E/2, E/2, SE/4 Sec. 11, 2S 24E
2845 S. Laurel Rd.
Planning Board,
We object to this zone change. Our property is adjacent to this 40 acres on two sides, and
the Cenex Refinery, through Circle Land Company, is adjacent on the other two sides of it. All of
the surrounding land is currently in agricultural usage, as is the subject property, except we
currently have a gravelpit across the street to the east. We anticipate the pit will eventually be
reclaimed into a 13 acre lake in an anticipated business park adjacent to the East Laurel freeway
exit. We have approximately 20 acres immediately to the north which abuts the freeway, and I
can't imagine a scenario in which it could ever be used for housing as the 24 hour lights and noise
from the rail yard is quite noticeable. The 40 acres is approximately 500 feet from the freeway
and, across the freeway, 1000 feet from the raikoads rail facilities and their lights.
From my discussions with personnel with Cenex and Circle Land, I understand they have
acquired all the land they currently own east of the refinery for a buffer zone and future expansion.
Any future use of our adjacent property would, by necessity of the freeway and railroad, be other
than residential. The few houses here, if developed, would end up in the midst of non residential
property. There are many good uses for the property izi its present zoning and we request it
remains Agiricultural Open.
Sincerely,
FLYING BOX RANCH COMPANY
Gilb U. Burdett, President
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CITY OF LAUREL