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Mineral County commissioners grapple with unexpected $5K bill

by HANNAH SHIELDS
Daily Inter Lake/Report for America | April 2, 2026 12:00 AM

Mineral County commissioners are upset with a $5,000 bill for surveying work they say was ordered without their knowledge or permission.  

Deputy County Attorney Wally Congdon requested services from a Missoula-based land surveying firm, Montana Northwest Company, while placing a lien on a commercial property in St. Regis at Commissioner Duane Simons’ direction. On Jan. 29, he received an invoice of $5,010 for the work.  

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