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Mike Nugent writes, "TIF and the MRA are powerful tools for Missoula’s economic development and public infrastructure, not a catch-all funding source for every city challenge."

The board that governs the Missoula Local Government Building Special District on Tuesday approved the $293,000 operations and maintenance budget, along with the $246,000 capital improvement budget for the downtown facility.

More new apartments were built in 2024 than in any other year since 1974, but the Trump administration’s tariffs and deportations of potential construction workers, plus higher interest rates, could be a wet blanket on the boom.

Tens of thousands of square feet of vacant lots and commercial properties sit empty in the Las Vegas and Reno metro areas.

The North Missoula Community Development Corporation on Monday said it was now the Front Step Community Land Trust – a move that better reflects “the growth and evolution of our work.”

An old development agreement for a parcel of land off Mullan Road would be amended to permit greater density in exchange for payment into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

At the request of the mayor, the Missoula City Council on Monday agreed to send a measure removing a requirement for childcare in a northside development back to committee for further review.

The project would bring around 235 housing units to the market near Silver Park and the Old Sawmill District.

A subdivision approved in 2021 plans to swap several phases to provide better connectivity to the growing neighborhood as construction continues.

One of the largest development projects to partner with the City of Missoula is rising from the grounds of a former Superfund site and will soon provide a blend of market-rate and income-restricted housing.