There goes my backyard state land

Doublecluck · Mar 23, 2018

Got this letter in the mail today. When we purchased our home we loved the fact that our back yard backed to a section of state land. We assumed (wrongly I guess) that this land would remain open space as agriculture/grazing land. Every morning I wake up and look out there and am reminded why we Moved to Montana. Obviously I will be writing a letter voicing my distaste for this proposal, but what else can I do? What endangered plants of animals should I go look for over there? Lol. Any suggestions? Probably sell the house and move somewhere more rural if this happens..

This is the Letter

This is a Whitetail that my daughter chased with her bow a few times over there. this picture was taken literally where the proposed storage facility would be located.

This is the current view from my master bedroom window. Which if this goes thru will be the view of a storage facility. ouch...

Schaaf · Mar 23, 2018

Big Al’s Mini Storage coming your way.

Irrelevant · Mar 23, 2018

I'm sure someone said the same thing about the development you're in. I'm just as guilty, I literally called my sister to complain about the neighbors cutting a road up the hill across from me to build a new home, while standing in my freshly built new home.

COEngineer · Mar 23, 2018

Loss of habitat is never as real as when you have hunted on that spot and then it's gone. X number of acres lost per day doesn't mean much, but when you go to a spot where there is now a house or a road or a parking lot and say, "I used to hunt there." Shit gets real.

Nameless Range · Mar 23, 2018

Bummer deal. State Trust Lands are about maximizing revenues for the trust. Sometimes that means reclassifying them from ag to commercial, and sometimes that means selling them outright to buy a better chunk that’ll make more money.

It’s one of the many reasons it’s true that state lands are not public lands.

hank4elk · Mar 23, 2018

Bummer. Hate sprawl. Infill more bueno. Hate the way state land offices do business at times.

BrentD · Mar 23, 2018

Buy up the lease yourself I suppose. Probably not practical or even possible at this point. But if you had other neighbors, similarly disposed, then go for it, maybe.

Phaseolus · Mar 26, 2018

This is another reason to oppose any politicians that would transfer Federal Land to State Land.

Rancho Loco · Mar 26, 2018

Quackillr said:
Got this letter in the mail today. When we purchased our home we loved the fact that our back yard backed to a section of state land. We assumed (wrongly I guess) that this land would remain open space as agriculture/grazing land. Every morning I wake up and look out there and am reminded why we Moved to Montana. Obviously I will be writing a letter voicing my distaste for this proposal, but what else can I do? What endangered plants of animals should I go look for over there? Lol. Any suggestions? Probably sell the house and move somewhere more rural if this happens..

Great time to sell is now, it's spring and you don't want to wait for the interest rates to go up farther (which they will).. Wifey is an RE agent if you need some help.

Speeddmn · Mar 26, 2018

State you saw burrowing owls... those are protected somehow right....

Other than lying, which is never the right thing to do. Go in with friends/relatives if able and buy it if able, or accept the fact we as humans are growing and protecting every acre is a never ending battle.

SFC B · Mar 26, 2018

Useless factoid, I can tell you how to look for burrowing owls

UOTE=Speeddmn;2700471]State you saw burrowing owls... those are protected somehow right....

Other than lying, which is never the right thing to do. Go in with friends/relatives if able and buy it if able, or accept the fact we as humans are growing and protecting every acre is a never ending battle.[/QUOTE]

mtmiller · Mar 26, 2018

My search pulls up no T&E species. I see your development was ag until about 2006. That state land is worth some $$.

Gr8bawana · Mar 26, 2018

Phaseolus said:
This is another reason to oppose any politicians that would transfer Federal Land to State Land.

100% Correct! It's also the politicians on the right who keep pushing this PLT agenda. The big problem is that many will only vote for R politicians not matter what, even if it is to the detriment of public land.

JDMickTX · Mar 27, 2018

Ah man, that sucks. Self-storage is about the laziest use of commercial property anyway.

waygoner · Mar 28, 2018

You can request that due to the increase in traffic that a turn lane needs to be added. Developers hate that because it costs a fortune.

Deleted member 20812 · Mar 28, 2018

JDMickTX said:
Ah man, that sucks. Self-storage is about the laziest use of commercial property anyway.

Not sure what constitutes lazy, but if I had the land and money I’d build one in a heartbeat. The ones near us are an absolute gold mine.

mtmuley · Mar 28, 2018

JLS said:
Not sure what constitutes lazy, but if I had the land and money I’d build one in a heartbeat. The ones near us are an absolute gold mine.

I'd be lazy every day if I owned some. As said, gold mine. mtmuley

1_pointer · Mar 28, 2018

JLS said:
Not sure what constitutes lazy, but if I had the land and money I’d build one in a heartbeat. The ones near us are an absolute gold mine.

Especially that close to that big of a subdivision.

CampRipleyLF · Mar 28, 2018

That's too bad! Always hurts to loose a hunting spot where you have made memories. Nice whitey!

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