Zone change requested for Lazy Day Trailer Park
CHRIS PETERSON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 months, 3 weeks AGO
Children play on a trampoline at the Lazy Day Trailer Park in April. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at [email protected] or 406-892-2151. | May 30, 2025 12:00 AM
The owners of the Lazy Day Trailer Park in Columbia Falls are seeking a zone change of the north half of the property from the light industrial to general business.
The south half of the property is currently already zoned general business.
The city Planning Commission will take up the request on June 12 at 6 p.m. in Columbia Falls City Council Chambers. A public hearing will be held at that time.
The City Council, in turn, will consider the matter at 7 p.m., July 7 with another opportunity for the public to comment.
The site is currently listed for sale and the trailer park residents were served eviction notices on April 14.
Since then, several of the trailers have been listed for sale as people make arrangements to leave.
The owners have offered cash incentives for people to leave before an Oct. 18 deadline.
If trailer owners move or sign over the title to the trailer to the park owners by July 18, they will receive a $10,000 payment. If they do the same by Sept. 18, they will receive $5,000.
If they wait until the Oct. 18 deadline, they will get nothing. The October date is a few days after the six-month notice required by state law.
The property, according to Flathead County tax records, is owned by 2155 Columbia Falls LLC, which in turn, is owned by Freehouse Capital Partners, whose principal is Zach Ware of Whitefish.
The park is located off U.S. 2 in Columbia Falls at the corner of Meadow Lake Boulevard.
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