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 ±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
- A 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.