Missoula Current

Two members of the Missoula City Council on Monday maintained their opposition to a contract between the city and the Poverello Center over the management of the Johnson Street homeless shelter.

A small pool of funding received annually by the city went a long way this past year in renovating affordable housing and helping low-income residents with rental assistance, program officials said Monday.

Ken Toole writes, "It should come as no surprise that corporate leaders see an opportunity to maximize their profit in the face of a crisis like the pandemic."

The wheels of justice can turn rather slowly these days. In some cases, months and months can go by between the time a complaint is filed and a case is finally adjudicated. What we need is a good football game to speed things up!

Mike Garrity writes, "The Forest Service estimates that the Gold Butterfly project will result in a net loss of $4.2 million to federal taxpayers."

The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester, would provide a 10% tax credit toward the purchase of a qualified home, or up $15,000. Tester said the measure would help more Montanans achieve ownership.

David James writes, "Many Americans often exercise willful blindness to our ugly past and cannot grasp the comparisons."

Montana Grizzly football returned to its winning ways on Saturday, dominating the Morehead State Eagles 59-2 in Missoula to improve to 2-1 on the year.

Citing concerns over channel migration, Missoula County on Thursday sent a proposed Target Range subdivision back to the drawing board after the developers said they'd be willing to consider a greater setback from the river to protect future homes.

Robert Dello-Russo writes, "There are already miles of old logging roads and trails in National Forest and other non-wilderness areas for mountain bikers etc. They do not need new playgrounds in wilderness-quality lands."