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Multiple approvals clear path for Lakeside development to move forward
By ELSA ERICKSEN,
2026-09-23The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued final approval for the first phase of the Territory 1889 luxury development in Lakeside, allowing multinational developer Discovery Land Company to begin work on its resort. The department conducted an environmental assessment to consider the impacts of the development’s proposed water, wastewater and stormwater facilities for the first phase of development, which is limited to 79 residential lots, as well as roads and utility infrastructure. The entire project encompasses a proposed 359 homes, private golf courses and a marina. “The Phase 1 facilities represent a small increment to existing resource demands in the Lakeside area, and cumulative impacts across the resource areas analyzed in this EA are expected to be minor when considered alongside past and present actions in the corridor,” officials wrote in the department’s environmental assessment report. Future phases of the development will require additional, independent approval, and approval of the first phase does not commit the department to approval of future phases, according to the review. The Department of Environmental Quality’s certificate of subdivision approval only addresses the adequacy of water supply, sewage disposal and storm drainage systems. Subdivision design, land use, home construction, internal roads, grading and other
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