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![‘Financial feasibility’ fails to save Fort Missoula project permit](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/03/attachment-Fort-Missoula.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Financial feasibility’ fails to save Fort Missoula project permit
The role a proposed housing development at Fort Missoula would play in generating revenue to restore the Old Post Hospital played a central role in Thursday's hearing over whether the Historic Preservation Commission acted in good faith when it denied the project a permit.
![City Council upholds denial of permit to Fort Missoula project](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/02/attachment-Fort-Missoula.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City Council upholds denial of permit to Fort Missoula project
After an eight-hour hearing, the Missoula City Council on Thursday upheld the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of a permit to a Fort Missoula property owner who intended to build housing to fund the restoration of a historic building.
![Judge hears arguments on Flathead Forest roads, grizzlies](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/12/BLM-Road.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Judge hears arguments on Flathead Forest roads, grizzlies
For a second time, wildlife advocates are asking the courts to require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider how the spread of logging roads on the Flathead National Forest will affect threatened grizzly bears and bull trout.
![Viewpoint: Grizzly bears still trapped in their own endzone](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-grizzly.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Grizzly bears still trapped in their own endzone
Keith Hammer writes, "It is time to show some compassion and adjust how we live, work and play in bear habitat. We’re the ones crowding the bears and ourselves, not the other way around."
![City readies contract for river access project at Caras Park](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-Caras-Park.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City readies contract for river access project at Caras Park
The Caras Park River Access project was included in the latest Downtown Master Plan and is one of the most sought-after improvements to the urban stretch of the river.
![County contract to provide guidance on converting sheds to housing](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/04/courthouse.jpg?w=980&q=75)
County contract to provide guidance on converting sheds to housing
Some see the conversion of sheds into tiny houses, or accessory dwelling units, as a possible way to combat housing affordability.
![Missoula County agrees to land exchange in failed Gleneagle Subdivision](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/12/grant-creek-from-air.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Missoula County agrees to land exchange in failed Gleneagle Subdivision
The agreement between the county, MTAK Landholdings and SEV Enterprises, brings the saga of the Gleneagle Subdivision one step closer to final resolution.
![Viewpoint: Why not a Christian?](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/church.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Why not a Christian?
David Daniels writes, "Evangelical Christians and other religious groups have aligned themselves with Trump and his acts of corruption. In doing so, Evangelicals are placing themselves in contradiction to Jesus."
![County backs preservation grant for Montana Building, 1863 church](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/01/attachment-church-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
County backs preservation grant for Montana Building, 1863 church
Missoula County signed two letters to the state on Tuesday seeking funding from the historic preservation grant program to restore the Montana Building downtown and St. Michaels Church, located at Fort Missoula.
![Report: National housing affordability will take some time](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/02/attachment-Housing-Construction-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Report: National housing affordability will take some time
Inflation is slowing and job growth has surged, but many Americans still feel the burden of expensive housing — fueled in part by high demand, low inventory and mortgage rates.