Lewistown commission approves annexation of Otto properties

The City of Lewistown Commission voted unanimously to approve a petition and adopt Resolution No. 4187 to annex property owned by Dwayne and Annie Otto into the city.

The annexation petition would incorporate Lot 1A of the amended plat of Larson Addition and Lot 3 of Tyndall Trust Minor Subdivision into the City of Lewistown. The commission voted to approve the petition first, then approved the implementing resolution, with no recorded opposition.

City staff described the annexation as a boundary adjustment to bring a rear parcel and associated creek frontage into the single city boundary that already included the house and shop on the parcel. Staff said the annexation resolves a split jurisdiction the Department of Revenue identified (county vs. city) and will change the legal description to Lot 1A of the amended plat of Larson Addition.

Commissioners asked only clarifying questions about the size and location of the parcel (described in staff materials as a portion of a parcel behind a yellow house across from the tennis court) and confirmed the annexation was requested by the property owners. There were no public objections recorded during the item.

The commission then adopted the resolution providing for annexation by petition of property belonging to Dwayne and Annie Otto (Resolution No. 4187). The resolution and petition will update the legal description and move the affected parcel wholly into city jurisdiction.

Outcome details and next steps were limited to administrative implementation: staff will record the new legal description and update records for tax and jurisdictional purposes. No further conditions, appeals or effective date beyond standard recording procedures were announced at the meeting.