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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 Flathead National Forest will consider issuing a new special-use permit for a Utah ski corporation to take over the Holland Lake Lodge.

The Flathead National Forest will consider issuing a new special-use permit for a Utah ski corporation to take over the Holland Lake Lodge.

Nearly one year before the U.S. Forest Service announced a controversial expansion at Holland Lake Lodge, an email shows the federal agency knew an out-of-state company, POWDR, was managing the resort.

The Forest Service received an email in October 2021 informing it that POWDR “is now managing" the Holland Lake Lodge.