Judge halts construction of 159-foot Lakeside dock amid ongoing litigation
A construction crew removes a dock along the shoreline of Flathead Lake on a parcel of property being developed by Flathead Lake Club in Lakeside on Wednesday, Feb. 4. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
A Flathead County District Court judge last week halted construction of a 159-foot dock in Lakeside after finding the minor variance request was granted in violation of the state Lakeshore Protection Act.
It was a partial victory for Citizens for a Better Flathead, a watchdog group that filed suit against county commissioners on Feb. 23. The group asked the court to pause a commercial marina permit issued in the spring of 2025 and a minor variance request for a dock extension granted on Feb. 3 while the case was being litigated.
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