Despite some public opposition, Missoula County on Thursday voted in lockstep to create a Housing Innovation Fund and invest $750,000 into the program.
Members of the Missoula City Council voted 10-2 to instruct staff to move forward with the project as planned, which includes a reduction from four travel lanes to two but adds a dedicated center turn lane.
As the pandemic shook up the airline industry, it also did odd things to long-standing statistics, including the rankings of Montana's “busiest” airports.
As economic activity grows in several development districts created by Missoula County in recent years, it's now streamlining the authority board that oversees them.
Over the past 10 years, expenditures from research grants at the University of Montana have more than doubled, reaching $126 million this fall – an increase of $4 million over the prior year, the school said Monday.
Jonathan Karlen, D-Missoula, said that while property owners deserve the rebate, renters shouldn't be overlooked in the equation, as they too have faced an increase in housing costs.