Fort Missoula

After hearing several hours of testimony, the Missoula City Council on Wednesday determined that the Historic Preservation Commission erred in at least one finding when it denied the owner of a Fort Missoula property a demolition permit last year.

A local developer's appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of a demolition permit was postponed on Monday night by the City of Missoula.

With the end of the year closing in, the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula notched historic success this week by landing a $350,000 grant to complete the restoration of its World War II alien detention barracks.

The owners of property at Fort Missoula on Tuesday said they're ready to apply for a demolition permit to remove the Old Post Hospital after the city denied a permit to develop housing on an adjacent lot to fund the hospital's restoration.

After an eight-hour hearing, the Missoula City Council on Thursday upheld the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of a permit to a Fort Missoula property owner who intended to build housing to fund the restoration of a historic building.

The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula plans to begin renovations on a detention barrack and begin designing an immersive exhibit to fill the space next year.

A developer's appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of their project to build housing on private property while restoring the historic hospital at Fort Missoula will be heard early next year, members of the City Council said on Monday.

John Westenberg writes, "It is disappointing to read statements from some opponents that allowing the hospital to gradually deteriorate in place, even to the point of demolition, is preferable to any proposal that requires some attendant development."

he Missoula City Council on Wednesday detailed the process and timeline it will take to consider an appeal filed by a developer regarding the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of a permit.

The developers behind Fort Missoula Commons have secured legal representation and have appealed the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of their permit, arguing that members of the commission violated their due process rights and “failed to provide a fair, objective consideration.”