Hearing held on Glacier National Park house while a lawsuit waits in the wings

The owners of a house in Glacier National Park made their case as to why it should be allowed to remain on the banks of McDonald Creek during a hearing last week in front of the Flathead Conservation Board and hearing officer Laurie Zeller.

Trent Baker, an attorney for John and Stacy Ambler, went over both Montana law and case law for nearly an hour, claiming the Conservation Board lacked jurisdiction over the house when it determined earlier this year that the home was in violation of the Montana Natural Streambed and Land Preservation Act, also known as the 310 Law...