infrastructure

While Missoula County eyes a small tax increase to funds its FY 25 budget, on Thursday, it will also consider asking voters to levy additional mills to pay for ongoing costs and expenses of maintaining public roads, bridges and trails.

Passenger numbers continued to climb in July and the airport is lobbying for more capacity at its security check point, along with year-round service to Chicago.

With development booming and transportation issues looming, members of the City Council on Wednesday approved funding to begin making improvements to Scott Street.

Missoula's mayor on Monday night spoke at length about last week's storm that devastated the city's power grid, toppled thousands of trees and forced residents to restrict water use for several days.

Brian Bird writes, "NorthWestern Energy prepares all year, around the clock, so that our system delivers reliable energy service to you. Our service is critical to almost every aspect of life."

While the cost of last week's storm is still being calculated, the challenges it posed to the city's infrastructure were known from the outset.

While the county considers a “town-center” residential subdivision at the Wye, it will also review a neighboring industrial subdivision where future commercial activity is planned.

In an effort to streamline construction and save costs, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency this week approved a new partnership with Public Works and Mobility on certain projects within the city's urban renewal districts.

Grass Valley Gardens, which consists of 187 acres south of Highway 10, is proposed as a Planned Unit Development that looks to create a stand-alone community built around a range of housing types, commercial amenities and a 45-acre permaculture farm.

More states could follow Colorado and Minnesota in putting a fee on retail deliveries.