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South Hills subdivision with 450 housing units wins approval
WEB22 hours ago — Missoula Current Published: September 10, 2024. An artist rendering for the Wildroot phased subdivision. Martin Kidston. (Missoula Current) A subdivision planned for the South Hills won approval from the Missoula City Council on Monday night, along with a plan to annex into the city portions of the project that remain within the county.
Citing redundancy, City of Missoula dissolves climate team
WEB20 hours ago — Martin Kidston. (Missoula Current) The Missoula City Council on Monday voted to dissolve the city's volunteer Climate and Energy Team in order to free up staff time and give the city's climate experts more time to work on local solutions. In place of the volunteer climate team, the city will work with the Local Policy Lab to create a taskforce ...
City chipping away at updated Long Range Transportation Plan
WEB4 days ago — Missoula Current Published: September 6, 2024. Martin Kidston. (Missoula Current) With an eye on future transportation, the City of Missoula is chipping away at its Long-Range Transportation Plan and prioritizing roughly 200 projects – many of which have no funding. Transportation manager Arron Wilson said the plan is …
Missoula City Council declines all but one budget amendment
WEBAug 15, 2024 — Martin Kidston. (Missoula Current) With the budget deadline looming, the Missoula City Council on Wednesday spent nearly five hours deliberating proposed cuts and additions to the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. From defunding a range of homeless services to funding an incentive for sustainable building, all but one effort failed to pass and some ...
With frustration, Missoula City Council approves FY 25 budget
WEBAug 19, 2024 — The new budget's cost to taxpayers including the general fund, increases to the road and park district and the fire levy, amounts to roughly $321 annually for a home with an assessed value of $450,000. The city also increased various fees by as much as 7%, including those associated with business licensing. But even there, debate followed.
Mayor proposes 5.9% tax increase, or 11% when added to fire levy
WEBAug 5, 2024 — Davis said inflation was posing challenges to the city's finances. Mayor Andrea Davis's budget calls for a tax increase of 5.96%, or 11.08% when added to the fire levy approved by voters at the request of the city in June. A home with an assessed value of $450,000 – roughly the median price – would see a city-tax increase of $307 a year.
“A rock and a hard place;” City approves 9.7% tax increase
WEBAug 21, 2023 — The new city budget increases residential property taxes by 9.7%. That only accounts for the city's portion of a city resident's tax bill and doesn't include county taxes, state taxes, and taxes imposed by local school districts. For every $100,000 of a home's assessed value, which is determined by the state, the new city budget will cost ...
Missoula County pulls road levy from ballot, citing taxes
WEBAug 21, 2024 — Martin Kidston. (Missoula Current) While the Missoula City Council levied 2 mills to fund homeless services this week, Missoula County on Wednesday said it plans to pull its infrastructure levy from the November ballot, citing concerns over ever-rising taxes. Earlier this month, commissioners announced plans to place the levy on the ballot for ...
Storm recovery shifting gears; pockets of valley still lack power
WEBJul 30, 2024 — Missoula Current Published: July 30, 2024. Storm damage. (Lisa Vacchio/Missoula Current) Martin Kidston. (Missoula Current) Missoula's storm recovery has largely shifted to debris management and efforts to restore power in small pockets of the valley, county officials said Tuesday. And while …