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The contractors anchored the fence posts in five-gallon buckets. "The bottom of the silt fence is not flush with the lake bottom rendering an already inappropriate technique further useless," said Mike Koopal. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)

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Construction causes rockslide on Whitefish Lakeshore
June 5, 2024 6:25 p.m.

Construction causes rockslide on Whitefish Lakeshore

Construction crews using explosives to blast rock for the foundation of a home last month led to a rockslide of debris into Whitefish Lake in what some have described as an "atrocious violation" of lakeshore protection regulations.