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![Council member pushes for homeless camps in city neighborhoods](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-Housing.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Council member pushes for homeless camps in city neighborhoods
Opening several authorized camp sites for the homeless in city parks and vacant lots in each of Missoula's six voting wards would provide some homeless residents a “place to exist,” one City Council member argued on Wednesday.
![Viewpoint: Montana deserves a new governor in ’24](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/dollars.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Montana deserves a new governor in ’24
Jackson Crawford writes, "Gov. Gianforte is hiding massive property tax increases behind one-time rebates and, possibly illegally, blocking our state’s largest conservation funding bill."
![Viewpoint: Remember the renters](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/housing-crop.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Remember the renters
Bill Van Horn writes, "Our rent can (and has) been arbitrarily increased, usually at a rate higher than any pay increases we may be fortunate enough to see."
![County notches agreement with Five Valleys for Marshall Mountain property](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Marshall-Mountain.jpg?w=980&q=75)
County notches agreement with Five Valleys for Marshall Mountain property
An effort to purchase 480 acres on Marshall Mountain took another step forward on Tuesday when Missoula County approved an option agreement with Five Valleys Land Trust.
![Viewpoint: Wild, natural wilderness requires restraint](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/08/arctic-grayling.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Wild, natural wilderness requires restraint
George Nickas writes, "Grayling won’t be saved at Red Rock Lakes by trying to change winter. Their only chance is if we’re willing to change ourselves, to stop doing the things that harm the fish and give wild nature a chance. "
![Viewpoint: It’s time for delegation to unite behind Tester’s Blackfoot bill](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/06/Tester.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: It’s time for delegation to unite behind Tester’s Blackfoot bill
Terri Ragland writes, "For nearly two decades, stakeholders, local residents, legislators, and organizations have united with a common purpose: to achieve the successful passage of the BCSA."
![600-unit Icon Apartments wins approval from Missoula City Council](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/08/attachment-housing-development.jpg?w=980&q=75)
600-unit Icon Apartments wins approval from Missoula City Council
As planned, Braxton Development will construct 614 housing units and two clubhouses in two phases. Phase I isn't likely to begin until the first quarter of 2025 and the entire project won't be completed until after 2030, the development team has said.
![Viewpoint: Evaluating Montana’s comprehensive elk blueprint](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/05/Elk2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Evaluating Montana’s comprehensive elk blueprint
Tonya Gates writes, "The process would have been smoother had the Governor not vetoed SB 442, legislation would have allowed the agency to delve deeper into the habitat issue across land ownerships."
![City Council delays vote on overnight camping policy; agendas vary](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/01/Homeless.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City Council delays vote on overnight camping policy; agendas vary
As the city prepares to open a second homeless shelter in a Midtown neighborhood to the tune of nearly $2 million, along with additional expenses, the city is trying to craft new policy to enforce camping in city parks to protect children and residents, and do so in a way that's compliant with a Ninth Circuit Court decision.
![Missoula Redevelopment Agency unveils makings of workforce housing program](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/12/attachment-Housing-construction.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula Redevelopment Agency unveils makings of workforce housing program
A program looking to create workforce housing in Missoula under new state guidelines is hoping to launch a pilot phase this year, where city officials will test the recommendations against real-world projects and make adjustments down the road.