A Missoula couple plans to invest $5.7 million to develop eight townhomes on a small parcel off Garfield Street and offer future residents an option to buy at a later date.
A bill aimed at relocating predominantly Black families who have been living in sinking homes for decades almost suffered a quiet demise on Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk.
After recruiting a number of development teams interested in the old library block in downtown Missoula, the city has narrowed the field to one and plans to announce it next month.
Colorado’s two largest cities are moving in opposite directions when it comes to how their police departments interact with unhoused people on their streets, the authors of a new study on policing and homelessness found.
Brandi Atanasoff writes, "As a non-partisan Mayoral candidate for Missoula, I support connecting the resources we have for homelessness without spending any more tax dollars."
Contrary to the popular narrative of homeless people moving to California, the study found that nine out of 10 people experiencing homelessness in the Golden State are residents.
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed the overwhelming bulk of legislation that would have expanded tenant protections, made changes to eviction proceedings and authorized more tools to address the housing crisis.
Getting a real picture of evictions in Montana is difficult due to a lack of data collected by courts and other state agencies, as well as hidden evictions.
In Montana, affordable housing has reached a crisis level, and the need for homes is outpacing the ability of developers to build them and government and nonprofit officials to provide support.