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Missoula Current
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![Viewpoint: Handicap parking must be enforced, protected in Missoula](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-parking.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Handicap parking must be enforced, protected in Missoula
Dave Stalling writes, "I do not understand why we have disabled parking spots and fines for those who illegally park in them if the regulations are ignored and not enforced. In the meantime, people such as my son Cory suffer."
![7-5 vote gives incumbent Vasecka the seat in Ward 6](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/08/Sandra-Vasecka.jpg?w=980&q=75)
7-5 vote gives incumbent Vasecka the seat in Ward 6
After several rounds of voting, the Missoula City Council narrowly named incumbent Sandra Vasecka to the Ward 6 seat, ending what resulted in a dead tie between voters in the November election.
![Scott Street housing project to move forward with deep MRA subsidies](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/03/White-Pine-area.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Scott Street housing project to move forward with deep MRA subsidies
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency on Friday approved bonding up to $5.7 million to cover infrastructure costs and $3.2 million to cover the construction gap in developing 45 income restricted housing units.
![Amid housing boom, city planning Scott Street improvements in 2025](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/10/white-pine-development.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Amid housing boom, city planning Scott Street improvements in 2025
With housing construction booming in the north Scott Street area, the city will begin work to improve the transportation corridor in 2025.
![Harmon’s Histories: Pop quiz! Do you know these western Montana place names?](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-Photo-Mystery-River.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harmon’s Histories: Pop quiz! Do you know these western Montana place names?
OK, it’s time to play: “Name That Place,” a game show testing your knowledge of local landmarks – but offering absolutely no cash, no prizes, no trips to exotic places, not a thing – except perhaps bragging rights. Here we go!
![Viewpoint: Montana leaders won’t budge on climate unless we act](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2019/09/Climate-4.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Viewpoint: Montana leaders won’t budge on climate unless we act
Karyn Miske writes, "Climate sanity, affordable energy and everyday freedoms are under attack from state leaders. The vision of a sustainable state for our communities and future generations is under significant threat from divisive and fossil fuel-hungry corporate interests."
![Tester: Veterans need to sign up for toxic-exposure benefits](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-Tester.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Tester: Veterans need to sign up for toxic-exposure benefits
Veterans in western Montana thanked Sen. Jon Tester, who visited the Missoula VFW Post to further publicize the benefits for veterans, some of which have yet to sign up.
![Unaffiliated: Missoula’s religious landscape shifts with demographics](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/01/First-United-Methodist-Church-scaled.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Unaffiliated: Missoula’s religious landscape shifts with demographics
If these trends continue over the next 30 to 40 years, the number of people who are unaffiliated with a religion could outnumber the religious population for the first time in American history by 2060, according to Pew Research Center.
![Ward 6 candidate convicted in Missoula court in 2003](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-sean-mccoy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ward 6 candidate convicted in Missoula court in 2003
A candidate for City Council who remains in a tie with the incumbent was arrested in Missoula in 2002 and charged with felony endangerment that wasn't disclosed during the campaign.
![Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has died at age 93](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/12/attachment-Sandra-Day-Oconner.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has died at age 93
The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, died at the age of 93 on Friday morning, according to a court statement.