Missouri River and Eagle Canyon Ranches

Landowners’ Corporation

Welcome to the Missouri River and Eagle Canyon Ranches Landowners Corporation (LOC) website!

In the summer of 2022, the Board of Directors (Board) unanimously voted to engage the services of Innovative Solutions Group out of Helena (https://inovativhosting.com/contact-us/) to create a website for the LOC so that Members could be kept informed about the governance of the LOC and activities that committees are engaged in.

The Board is always seeking landowners who are willing to participate on a Road Committee. Committee members provide input on area roads and crossings that are in disrepair, and assist the Board of Directors in prioritizing annual maintenance. The Board encourages Members to come together and form additional committees to address issues of concern in an organized manner that can be submitted to the Board for review and action.

You will find links to information about the governance of the LOC to include past minutes of meetings and financials, plus information about the Directors and updates about road maintenance and other activities in the subdivisions.

There are also links to email the Board about any concerns related to the governance of the LOC and to email the Developer about any concerns related to enforcement of the Covenants or concerns related to enforcement of the Declaration of Easements.

The site is fairly new and the Board will continue to work on the content with additions and improvements. Input from Members in the way of constructive comments or suggestions are welcome.

Notice from the Developer of the Missouri River & Eagle Canyon Ranch Landowners Corporation

The Developer has contributed significantly over the past 3 years with the improvements of the subdivision roads. Beginning in 2025, the Board of Directors of the LOC will continue with the seasonal maintenance of the roads, and at the same time, budget for any necessary repairs in the future.

Up until the summer of 2024, the use of a water truck to help compact the road after grading was used by taking water from the North Fork of Stickney Creek. In the late summer of 2023 someone in the subdivision sent in a complaint to the DNRC about taking water from the creek for road maintenance.

The road maintenance for the 2024 season was performed without a water truck. The condition of Charbonneau Drive with the extreme washboard in some areas may have been an effect of not having water to help compact the loose road material after grading. The speed in which people drive over a gravel road also has an effect on the road surface and can contribute to washboard.

This notice is to inform the Members of the LOC that the Developer has entered into a lease with the LOC to allow the Road Maintenance Committee to take water from the North Fork of Stickney Creek for the seasonal road maintenance at one of the locations where he has a water right.

During the process of investigating the water right laws of Montana, it was also noted that anyone wishing to take water from a source in Montana must have a water right. Further information can be found at the DNRC Website. 

The location on North Fork Road where the LOC will draw water will be posted. No one, other than the driver of the water truck, can take water from the creek at that location, nor any other location in the subdivisions unless they have a water right to do so.

Road Base Materials

Trucks have begun delivering road base materials to Missouri River Ranch Lot 87 (located on Rocky Road, just before Charbonneau). Community members traveling during business hours may be sharing the entry road with larger vehicles as these deliveries are taking place.

Just a reminder, these materials are privately owned, and not available for community use. Although this area was previously used by some landowners for sighting in rifles, target practice and had some fill dirt available, it is now under new ownership and trespassing is not permitted.

Hunting & Trespassing

Unattended vehicles have been reported along several of our common roadways. This is more apparent during hunting season. Non-residents must have permission from all landowners if they intend to hunt on or cross through private property. If you believe trespassing and/or illegal hunting is occuring in the LOC, you are encouraged to photograph the vehicle (including license plate) and report it to the local Fish & Wildlife Protection office and/or the Sheriff Department. 

2025 Nominations are Open

Pursuant to the bylaws, our landowners’ corporation is managed by a Board consisting of five (5) Directors. Two positions are up for election this year:

  1. A Director-at-large position which will carry a three-year term. Only Class A landowners can vote to select this Director.
  2. Resident Lot Owner Director which carries a one-year term. Only full-time residents (Class A or B) can vote to select this Director.

Here are statements from the two Resident candidates:

Hello, I am Mike Burcusa.  My wife and I have lived with our family full-time in the development since 2017.  In the 8 years since we have moved here, we have been able to watch this community grow and have been very pleased with most of the improvements that have taken place over the years.  When we first moved here, the roads were so terrible that we were forced to budget $2000 each year just to fix suspension-system issues on our vehicles.  In addition, the mud season would result in some truly difficult passages due to pockets of gumbo clay.  With the improved travel to our home, our property value has skyrocketed, which obviously opens up many new options for us and our family. 

If I am elected onto the board, I plan to help negotiate a sensible, economically-feasible maintenance schedule for the roads and other improvements so that our community will continue to be the wonderful, beautiful place it is.

Liberty Beecham – My goals would be to be open, and to communicate to the community the goals the HOA is trying to achieve and facilitate members concerns and requests. I would like to relieve the community and help the community with their questions and frustrations by providing the relationship between the board and community with reports and clarification of issues through transparency. Its been a pleasure meeting all of you and hope that i represented myself in an honest, open fashion with you and provide a well maintained community. Our main goal would be to provide safe roads and infrastructure that is being done in the subdivision to improve and keep maintained for the community.

Thank you for your vote for the Board position that’s open.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I would be happy to provide my email and phone for any questions or concerns.

Election ballots will be mailed out to landowners by September 15, 2025, and must be returned postmarked by October 14, 2025. There will be no voting at the meeting. All Landowners will receive a ballot with a self-addressed, stamped envelope in which to mail their ballots.  The ballots will go to the Douglas Wilson accounting firm for tabulation with elected candidates being announced on the Board’s website. We will not have any Landowners, LOC officers or LOC Board Members counting or holding the ballots.   Director positions begin in January of the year following the election (January 1, 2026).