Bitterroot Resort Developer, Tom Maclay submits new permit application seeking permission to include 1,680 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in his project.

The developer of a proposed ski resort south of here submitted a revised permit application Monday, seeking permission to include 1,680 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in his project.

The new application is in response to the Forest Service’s decision last year denying Tom Maclay permission to include public land adjacent to his family’s ranch in his proposal for the Bitterroot Resort.

"I believe our community is beginning to more fully appreciate the great potential of this site as well as the economic development opportunities that come with having appropriately planned, ecologically sustainable recreation and tourism amenities in one of the most outstanding natural settings in the U.S.," Maclay said in a written statement.

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