I’m reminded every weekend that the Griz play at home – the University doesn’t provide nearly enough parking for all the Griz fans that drive to the game.
But, this last weekend something different happened to me as I parked on the streets in the University district. I found myself behind a vehicle that [...]
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Last night at the Missoula City Council meeting, while we were all waiting for the vote on the zoning update, we were treated to a dog & pony show put on by one of Montana’s biggest economic interest groups. The mainly-government-funded Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), along with a number of hoteliers in [...]
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Ryan Morton, candidate for Ward 1, would have liked the recent Missoula zoning update to have included, “the option for ADUs in all districts“. If elected, Morton would, “probably bring [granny suites] back up and start addressing through performance standards the issues people are concerned about“.
Well, I am honored that Ryan reads and [...]
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Hoo Boy, I love’s me a City Council Candidate Forum! Them’s candidates just say the dumbest dandiest of things.
Take Kathy Greathouse, candidate to replace Marilyn Marler in Ward 6, who was explaining her dislike of SID’s and other maintenance districts. Last night, Kathy said, “It’s just a tax to cover what [...]
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With Ryan Morton (Community Affairs Director for MBIA) and Kathy Greathouse (chair, MBIA Government Affairs Committee) running for Missoula City Council, it is understandable that the activities of the MBIA (Missoula Building Industry Association) will get some scrutiny.
Take, for instance, a paid advertisement in today’s Missoulian (p. A10, not available online?) written by John Freer, [...]
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Today’s Missoulian bags on the Mayor’s budget. Of course, he’s an easy target and I’m sure he can take it.
But, out of a $42.7 million budget, the Missoulian editorial team could only find two small things to trim – $20,000 for a lobbyist in Helena, and a request that City Council members agree [...]
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