infrastructure

The Department of Public Works and Mobility sat down with members of the City Council this week to discuss Missoula's sidewalk program and if, or how it should continue.

MRA's Board of Commissioners last week approved a roughly $1 million investment to place sidewalks and new water mains along Montana Street.

Work to complete the public right-of-way on George Elmer Drive near recent housing growth will begin this summer, and it will cost 30% more than it would have if completed with the rest of the infrastructure.

An old log yard east of Missoula could see a wider range of redevelopment opportunities if the county approves a number of changes to the property.

The owners of a former mill seeking annexation into Missoula and a partnership with the city on redevelopment opportunities will have to wait until the outcome of several bills before the Legislature are resolved.

Mayor Andrea Davis writes, "The code will consolidate most city regulations related to development, including zoning, subdivisions, public works and parks and open space."

The Missoula Economic Partnership expects to present a short list of partners interested in and capable of redeveloping 13 acres near Southgate Mall later this month.

With the city's approval to purchase property for a park in north Missoula, it's now planning to secure a smaller parcel nearby to round out its holdings in the area.

Calling it a long shot but one worth taking, the City of Missoula this week agreed to apply for a federal grant to finish the transportation network detailed in the Mullan area master plan.

The city in 2023 received a $24 million federal grant to complete the Downtown Safety, Access and Mobility (SAM) project, and it's now aligning the pieces needed to begin work.