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The U.S. Forest Service said Friday a 2024 operating plan for Holland Lake Lodge has not been finalized, but it earlier said a 2017 permit issued to the lodge “remains

The U.S. Forest Service reports a 2024 operating plan for Holland Lake Lodge has not been finalized, but it earlier said a 2017 permit issued to the lodge “remains valid.”

The U.S. Forest Service said Friday a 2024 operating plan for Holland Lake Lodge has not been finalized, but it earlier said a 2017 permit issued to the lodge “remains valid.” Last week, however, a pair of lawyers who have scrutinized public records related to an earlier proposal for the lodge sent a memo to […] The post Utah-based POWDR still connected to Holland Lake Lodge, records show appeared first on Daily Montanan.

The attorneys, George Corn and Daniel Browder, argued in a May 17 memo to Region 1 Forester Leanne Marten that Steele has shown clear bias toward POWDR.

Flathead National Forest Supervisor Kurt Steele has violated federal ethics standards and should be removed as “authorized officer” in making decisions related to Holland Lake Lodge, allege a couple of Montana lawyers.

Flathead National Forest Supervisor Kurt Steele has violated federal ethics standards and should be removed as “authorized officer” in making decisions related to Holland Lake Lodge, allege a couple of Montana lawyers who have been scrutinizing the project.

The joint venture between POWDR and owner Christian Wohlfeil has proposed 32 new buildings and the removal of 10 structures around the historic lakeside lodge in the Swan Valley.

POWDR, a Utah company identified as future owner of Holland Lake Lodge, is already in control of the Swan Valley resort, opponents allege.