The Missoula Family Violence Council recognized nine individuals on Wednesday afternoon during their annual awards ceremony in the rotunda of the Missoula County Courthouse.
On Wednesday, Mayor John Engen met with representatives from Algonquin Power and Utilities of Ontario, Canada, to discuss their mutual interest in acquiring Missoula's Mountain Water Company.
On Friday morning, Mayor John Engen was informed that the Carlyle Group had agreed to sell Missoula's Mountain Water Company to a Canadian company, Algonquin Power and Utilities Company in Ontario.
Missoula Mayor John Engen calls the nearly $4 million the city may spend in legal fees to acquire the Mountain Water Company from the Carlyle Group as essentially 'closing costs'.
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Ward Two City Councilor Adam Hertz said on Sunday that Mayor John Engen and the Missoula City Council bear the responsibility for increased taxes or eventual higher rates once the Mountain Water lawsuit is decided.
The worlds of education, business and government were all represented on the dais at Friday's groundbreaking ceremony for the new Missoula College building on East Broadway.
The City of Missoula is collaborating with Apple Valley, California, in that both cities are attempting to purchase their municipal water systems from Carlyle Infrastructure Partners.