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Daniel Dan Louis Smith passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at the age of 63. Dan was born in Missoula, Montana on October 10, 1960 to Robert and Rose Smith.
Land use plan calls for housing ‘diversity’ in all neighborhoods
Dec 10, 2024 · “Missoula will require between 19,000 and 23,750 new homes by 2045. We must also address a deficit of about 3,700 homes,” said city planner Madson Matthias.
Housing: County approves $12M downpayment assistance program
Dec 3, 2024 · The state will release $6 million to NeighborWorks to provide down-payment assistance. The organization must raise an additional $6 million match, bringing the program's total funding to more than $12 million.
USFWS to release grizzly bear proposals; budget cutbacks loom
Dec 5, 2024 · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees updated the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzly bear subcommittee on upcoming decisions on grizzly bears in the lower 48 states, including the highly anticipated answer to delisting petitions from the states of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
Missoula seeks help to make dangerous street safer
Dec 11, 2024 · According to a 2023 report from the Missoula Police Department, the top six intersections where accidents occur are all along Reserve Street. The report says 167 traffic accidents happened at these ‘High Risk’ intersections. Reserve Street functions as a critical connection to Interstate 90 and Highway 93, with thousands of …
Efforts to build ‘Innovation Campus’ in Missoula still alive
Dec 12, 2024 · According to Charlap Hyman & Herrero, the MonTec location currently serves as an under-utilized property that is “uniquely positioned” between the university and the downtown district.. With funding in place to improve the Highway 200 corridor from MonTec to East Missoula, the Innovation Campus could also take advantage of transit while providing other amenities within the evolving corner ...
Transportation official: Safety improvements not a ‘war on cars’
Nov 26, 2024 · In its current phase, planners are choosing which projects should move forward. Sifting through 193 projects that cover 209 miles of the city, they’ve narrowed it down to 14 “highly likely” projects and 21 “likely” projects.
Climate Connections: Community groups empower climate justice
Nov 22, 2024 · For low-income families, climate-related disasters can push already precarious situations into a full-blown crisis. For renters, rising utility costs due to inefficient buildings worsen financial burdens.
City gives final approval for Southgate Crossing purchase
Nov 19, 2024 · The property also presents an opportunity to expand the street grid and create connections that don't exist. Future redevelopment is expected to create a new north-south connector extending from South Avenue to the roundabout behind the …