TARGET RANGE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION
GENERAL MEETING AGENDA
October 28, 2015
“Rural by Design”
Mission statement:
1. To promote Target Range as a rural residential area
of the first quality.
2. To maintain/improve the environment, esthetic
qualities, property values, public improvements and
facilities, and such other features as are
desirable to the continuance of the area as a rural
residential district of the first quality.
3. To sponsor and support public and civic projects
and programs consistent with the other purposes
of TRHOA.
1. Welcome and introduction of
Executive Board members.
Peggie, Anne, Bob, Willis Curdy
2. Treasurer’s report ($2400+)
3. Public comments unrelated to
agenda items:
P.O. BOX 1075, 59806
Lorna Richardson said that the rumors that they solicited Verizon for the proposed cell phone tower
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are incorrect. Verizon came to them with a proposal.
Willis spoke about 160 acres on the corner of Sherman Martin Gulch. If it is sold to a private
buyer, it may cut off access to public land. A prescriptive easement was suggested to the county
commissioners.
Dr. Austin was chosen as the superintendent of the year for Montana, and Tammy Tulberg was chosen as
the state president of her association.
4. Target Range Sewer and Water District—Fred Jones, chair
Second Tuesday for every month are the meetings.
The district has been established to protect the aquifer, promote the smart use of the resources and
offer grants to repair or replace outdated cesspools and septic systems.
One proposal to the legislation is to prevent French drains that inject waste water into the aquifer, then another 30
minutes for questions and answers regarding this.
5. Neighborhood Plan zoning update
Brings down the size of the zoning districts, as per the recommendations of the N.P. Proposal will
go before the Planning Board, then to a Public Hearing and BCC approval.
6. Speed on North Ave.- Willis Curdy
Residents and the HOA Exec board will request from the BCC to reduce the speed limit to 30mph.
7. Update on subdivision regulations regarding agriculture
The draft proposal has gone through the planning board now on to the BCC. Public hearing in Dec.
8. Any additional items or comments
Charlene said there is a proposed round-about at South and 33rd for the new regional park.
Peggie thanked Chuck for the Chuckle.
9. The 2016 newsletter will be accepting articles from now until March 2016. 
10. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
11. Adjournment
The next meeting will be April 27 at 7 pm.
FYI
1. The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management (9-1-1) provides Smart911, a free
service designed to enhance individual family safety and emergency preparedness to residents
and visitor of Missoula County. Here is what Smart911 can do for you:
**** Smart911 also allows you to sign up for emergency notifications via your choice of text,
phone and/or email messages. Emergency notifications are critical alerts with timely, accurate
and actionable information.
1. Smart911 allows you to create your own personal Safety Profile containing valuable
“critical care” information about yourself, your family members, pets and/or your home.
The Profile will automatically display on the 9-1-1 call taker’s screen when the registrant
calls 9-1-1. Pertinent facts, such as allergies, utility shutoff valves or the location of a
child’s bedroom, are then relayed to emergency responders in the field.
2. Last, using Smart911 you may opt in to share your Safety Profile information with the
Missoula County Office of Emergency Management. This allows local emergency
managers to plan ahead for people who need extra help when an evacuation is required
and to have the right resources on hand when an emergency, such as a wildfire, occurs.
Smart911 is free, private and secure. You fully control what information is in your Profile and
your Smart Profile will only pop up on a 9-1-1 dispatcher’s screen when you call 9-1-1 from
registered phone. Creating a Smart911 Safety Profile and signing up to receive emergency
alerts on your cell phone is recommended by emergency responders (law, fire, medical & 9-1-1)
throughout Missoula County. To sign up go to www.smart911.com and click “sign up”. For
more information contact Nick Holloway at (406) 258-3631 [email protected].
2. The Montana Farm Bureau Federation is holding a Small Landowner’s Seminar Sunday, Nov.
8 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula. The seminar will feature three sessions of panelists
who have built successful agricultural operations on small pieces of land. The seminar will run
from 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.
The panel consists of small business commodity producers who have found a niche.
These include Julie Pavlock will address the benefits of farming garlic; Living River Farms
raises poultry and grass-fed beef and are developing a poultry processing plant; Montana
CiderWorks produces hard apple cider; and Northwest Mobile Juicing turned juicing into a
successful traveling business.
The second session features Erin Turner, who runs Turner Farms with her family. She
will talk about marketing strategies for both farmers’ markets and selling directly from the
farm. She’ll cover how to set up eye-appealing vendor booths, tips on increasing your sales and
social media marketing.
Amy Pavlock will cover the finer points of running a successful Community Supported
Agriculture business, where subscribers pick up their bag of bounty every week during the
growing season.
For those curious about financing to start or expand a small agricultural business, the
third seminar experts: Walt Anseth, Montana Department of Agriculture; Joey Hennes,
Northwest Farm Credit Services and Sheila Rigby, Farm Service Agency. These three will talk
about what funds are available and how to financially grow your businesses.
A question and answer session immediately following each session will allow attendees
to interact with the speakers.
Contact Alena Standley for more information at [email protected], 406-799-9955.
http://mfbf.org/ag-newswire/2015/10/small-landowner-seminar/
3. Please remember to send in your ballots on the educational bond issues.
4. If you attended the Open House at Big Sky High School on September 22 about the South
Avenue/Maclay Bridge project and wish to submit comments, please do so. E-mails should be
addressed to [email protected]. Letters should be addressed to Dan Harmon, 1715
South Reserve, Missoula, Montana 59804. You may also send your comments to the Missoula
County Commissioners.
5. Verizon is looking to place a cell tower in Target Range. According to Jamie Erhbacher at
CAPS, no specific plans have been submitted to her as of this morning. Verizon will have to
apply for a special exception permit from the County and go before the Board of Adjustment.
6. I received the following from Shyra Scott, Chief Deputy Clerk and Recording (2584758). “Please find attached petition to alter a portion of Mullan Road. This request is
scheduled to be presented to the Commissioners on November 4th, 2015 at 1:30 pm in Admin
B14.”
The summary of the petition reads: