Montana Environmental Trust Group (METG), Trustee of the Montana Environmental Custodial Trust, has been facilitating the sale and the safe, productive, community-supported redevelopment of approximately 2,000 former ASARCO acres in East Helena. Of that acreage, 1,663 acres have been sold or donated as of December 31, 2024.
So far, redevelopments completed to date include:
- 2 public schools – Prickly Pear Elementary School and East Helena High School
- A community health center
- The 26,000-square-foot Town Pump store
- Significant portions of the 319-home Highland Meadows subdivision
- The portion of the 8-mile-long Greenway Trail on former ASARCO land
- An intermodal transportation center
- An expanded manufacturing center
- The new East Helena Valley Rodeo Association rodeo arena
- Improved City of East Helena infrastructure
See Redevelopment Projects Implemented to Date on Former ASARCO–METG Lands.
Developments proposed for other sold land include: 2 mixed-use projects that include more than 3,257 new homes (including affordable and low-income housing); a new rail-serviced, light industrial center; a new office building and warehouse; a 70-acre commercial center expected to include restaurants, full-service grocery, banks, and other retail; and parks and open space.
Additionally, 136 acres currently under contract are proposed for development as ±1,712 mixed-income housing units, commercial and industrial (incubator) uses, a new elementary school, and parks and open space.
Only 20 former ASARCO acres remain for sale in East Helena. See Current and Former METG Lands South of Highway 12.