Missoula Current
Missoula City Council bids farewell, thanks outgoing members
Members of the Missoula City Council on Monday night said goodbye to Heidi West and John Contos, thanking them for their tenure and their commitment to the city.
Montana Viewpoint: Addressing Montana’s high property taxes
Jim Elliott writes, "No, Mr. Cotton, the root cause of taxation is the need to pay for services that the public demands their governments provide as expressed by their approval or disapproval of political policies at the ballot box."
Grant Creek group to start restoration plan to help bull trout
Grant Creek is one of the few streams in the middle Clark Fork River system that still harbors threatened bull trout, so locals are beginning work to improve the stream’s health.
Viewpoint: Green Power Program a Missoula – and Montana – milestone
Bryan von Lossberg writes, "Similar green power programs operate in states across the U.S., from coast to coast and north to south, but none currently exist in Montana. We can and should act with urgency and resolve to advance this program."
Climate Connections: 2023 Smarty Pants winners light the way
This year's "Smarty Pants" winners, chosen by Climate Smart Missoula and others, are leading the fight to address climate change in Missoula.
One of Missoula’s first hospitals gets new life as apartments
One of the first hospitals in Missoula found a second life recently when the owners completed a substantial rehabilitation of the property and expanded the number of apartments from 16 to 22.
East Missoula concerned with traffic as Marshall Mountain goes public
Now that Marshall Mountain is poised to become the newest park with year-round programming and the crowds that come with it, residents of East Missoula are concerned that traffic impacts in their community have been overlooked.
Non-sportsmen dominate Missoula wolf plan meeting
Chris Servheen of the Montana Wildlife Federation warned FWP that there was a potential reason so many non-sportsmen were at the meeting asking why unethical methods were being allowed and why it was legal to “waste” or abandon the carcasses.
Viewpoint: ‘Up a Creek’ with Blackfoot Communications
Chris Evavold writes, "Rural fiber is often a talking point for politicians. Federal legislation has led to much of the funding over the last decade. Yet, lower Rock Creek continues to get passed over and is nowhere to be seen on Blackfoot Communications project calendar."
Missoula County approves $3.88M Marshall Mountain purchase
Eight months after announcing an official interest in Marshall Mountain, Missoula County on Thursday voted to purchase the property, committing the city and county to maintenance and management in perpetuity.