Bigfork bridge owner sues county for 'taking'
A bridge connects Dockstader Island to the north shore of Flathead Lake in this file photo. (Daily Inter Lake)
In the latest legal chapter of the embattled "bridge to nowhere" that connects the north shore of Flathead Lake to Dockstader Island, the property owner who built the bridge is now suing Flathead County for inverse condemnation.
Jolene Dugan, who owns the lakeshore property and built the bridge that is 16 feet wide and more than 500 feet long, is asking for a jury trial and financial compensation from the county for the "taking" of the bridge, according to a complaint filed July 22 in Flathead County District Court...
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