The City of Missoula has wrapped a number of downtown transportation projects into one bucket and is directing a $25 million federal grant, received last year, to fund the work.
With the spring construction season nearing, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency is working to fill the funding gap in a Northside workforce housing project and the infrastructure needed to support it.
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency on Friday approved bonding up to $5.7 million to cover infrastructure costs and $3.2 million to cover the construction gap in developing 45 income restricted housing units.
A pilot program that looks to boost the construction of workforce housing and direct revenue into the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund was approved by the Missoula Redevelopment Agency's board of commissioners on Thursday.
With an eye on the future, the Missoula Redevelopment Agency has placed a number of community investment projects into its Fiscal Year 24 budget, including the cost of matching future transit grants.