Although the city of Missoula won its court case to take over the Mountain Water Company, it still hasn’t convinced Mountain Water Company employees to sign up to work as city employees.
The Montana Public Service Commission will be washing its hands of any rate setting procedures with Missoula’s Mountain Water Company after the city seizes the water system through eminent domain.
Questions have been raised about the City of Missoula's general fund cash balance over the past four years, and whether that balance may be endangering the city's bond rating.
The Montana Supreme Court heard oral arguments from both sides on Friday in the City of Missoula's effort to take the Mountain Water Company through condemnation.
The City of Missoula's effort to force the sale of Mountain Water Company will be expensive, win or lose, says Mayor John Engen, but he feels the cost is worthwhile if the city can own its own water utility.