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Montana is literally being loved to death – Daily Montanan [1]

['More From Author', 'February', 'George Ochenski']

Date: 2023-02-24  

It’s becoming more clear every day that the endless push to develop Montana in every way possible is conflicting with and denigrating the very reason most Montanans live here – for our quality of life. Despite society’s delusions about “having it all” the simple truth is you can’t have it both ways.

It’s not often you see Republicans whine about the negative effects on Montanans of too much development. But when Libby Rep. Steve Gunderson brought his HB 440 to limit the reservation system for Montana state parks Republican Dave Galt, former director of Montana Department of Transportation, and former executive director of the Montana Petroleum Association, told a sobering tale.

Galt testified that he and his wife tried to find a time slot to camp in one of the many state parks between Seeley Lake and Swan Lake “and there’s not a reservable camp spot between those two places from May to August.” As for the hope that Gunderson’s bill would open up our state parks to Montanans, Galt summed it up saying: “…things have changed, and I think this is a good idea.”

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