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The vote on the moratorium, which is now in effect immediately, comes shortly after the community rallied against a proposed AI data center in Bonner, which ultimately failed to get off the ground.

New building permits filed with the city from this point forward will fall under the newly adopted Unified Development Code and zoning map, though city officials on Wednesday said the work will evolve as it faces real-world uses.

Plans for a wide section of Missoula continue to take shape and on Monday night, the City Council stated its intent to update the area's master plan through a new land-use plan amendment.

Plans to reconfigure the downtown transportation grid won final approval from the Missoula City Council on Monday night, and while it's not a perfect project, most agreed it will go far in improving safety and access to the city's core.

City officials on Monday held fingers crossed that a large-scale affordable housing project planned in Midtown will continue to advance in its quest for low-income housing tax credits from the state.

An affordable housing project planned in Missoula took the top vote this week at the Montana Board of Housing, where members praised Franklin Crossing's broad support and the number of units it will deliver.

After years of negotiating, failed starts and other hurdles, the City of Missoula has finally closed on the sale of a high-profile property in the downtown district.

Citing the need for additional access to a valley subdivision, Missoula County last week approved an extended phasing plan that gives the developer two more years to file the final plat that will eventually bring permanent access off Mullan Road.

Citing Missoula's appetite to pursue a clean energy future, members of the City Council on Wednesday adopted a new energy conservation standard, setting out best practices in pursuit of a greener future.

Commissioners entered into an agreement last year where Grass Valley Industrial would construct the system and the county would buy it back for roughly $5.3 million once completed.