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Missoula Current
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![Former Missoula council member Ramos named director of AFP](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/01/Jesse-Ramos.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Former Missoula council member Ramos named director of AFP
Former Missoula City Council member Jesse Ramos has been named the new state director for the conservative political organization Americans for Prosperity.
![Marshall Mountain cost estimates clearer as purchase decision looms](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Marshall-Mountain-biking.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Marshall Mountain cost estimates clearer as purchase decision looms
The breakdown of costs related to the acquisition and long-term operation of Marshall Mountain became clearer on Tuesday when Missoula County set a joint hearing with the city regarding the allocation of funding from the Open Space Bond.
![FWP’s Fish Creek Strategy open for public comment](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/01/deer-wildlife.jpg?w=980&q=75)
FWP’s Fish Creek Strategy open for public comment
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is hoping its second attempt at developing a management plan for its Fish Creek property is more acceptable to the public than the first.
![Viewpoint: Time for the old order to change, give way to new](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/10/Rosendale2DE.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Time for the old order to change, give way to new
Jim Nelson writes, "What passes for governance is no longer of the people, by the people, and for the people, but, rather, of the party, by the party, and for the party—indeed, worse: of the extremists, by the extremists, and for the extremists."
![Citing taxpayer concern, city pulls fire levy](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/02/Fire-Department.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Citing taxpayer concern, city pulls fire levy
In past years, the city has made deep investments into social services but little into fire. The fire department has requested a new station in the Mullan area for the past four years – a request the city has failed to fund.
![Gwen Jones: Measure aimed at apprenticeships creating opportunities](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-Jones.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gwen Jones: Measure aimed at apprenticeships creating opportunities
City Council member Gwen Jones writes, "We put more than a year of work into listening sessions and other forms of collaboration with contractors, labor unions, and other stakeholders, and it’s gratifying to see the community benefit as the resolution achieves the intended result."
![Missoula closer to expanding bear buffer, requiring containers](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/07/attachment-bears.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula closer to expanding bear buffer, requiring containers
With bear conflicts on the rise, Missoula County has voiced its intent to adopt changes to existing health codes that would expand the bear buffer zone around the city and implement over three years a measure requiring bear-proof trash containers.
![Umphrey’s McGee brings all that and more to Missoula](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/09/attachment-McGee-Music-7.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Umphrey’s McGee brings all that and more to Missoula
William Munoz writes, "It's always a great night when Umphrey's McGee comes to town. That was certainly the case at the Wilma Theater on Friday night."
![Missoula State Rep. Zephyr makes TIME mag’s Next List](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/04/attachment-legislature-zephyr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula State Rep. Zephyr makes TIME mag’s Next List
State Rep. Zooey Zephyr was listed in TIME Magazine’s 2023 TME100 Next List, an annual feature which spotlights rising leaders pushing the future forward.
![Viewpoint: Missoula’s open space in good hands, despite criticism](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/11/Trails-conservation-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Missoula’s open space in good hands, despite criticism
Bert Linder writes, "While I value the role Missoula’s mayors have played in maintaining support for our open spaces, I’m an even bigger fan of the city employees who spend their days managing our open space lands for Missoula’s residents now and centuries into the future."