Boadle Road - 2003 -2010
June 2010 Hearing

BOADLE ROAD COURT VICTORY

January Surprise -

The Boadle Road leading to Pishkin Reservoir , a Wildlife Management Area , and public lands beyond had been Illegally locked off by a private party claiming ownership. PLAAI brought suit based on testimony that gas tax money had been used for public maintenance of the road and that it had been used by the public continuously for many years. PLAAI won a court decision to get that road open. However, the landowner then went on down the road and blocked it again beyond the point covered by the court decision . A subsequent District Court decision ruled that PLAAI did not have standing at the second blocking location because the Bureau of Rec. held the easement - not PLAAI . The PLAAI law firm appealed that decision to the Montana Supreme Court and prevailed in early 2008. While this is a victory, it is far from over. The basic case of illegal closure now goes back to District Court.

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