The question as to whether or not the public will be allowed access to the valuation being used in the Mountain Water case is the subject of several motions by a community group and the city of Missoula.
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Missoula attorney Quentin Rhoades has filed a motion in District Court on behalf of a local organization to make the recently completed valuation of Mountain Water Company public.
On Tuesday, June 30, Mountain Water's attorneys filed a motion with the Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, asking the court to stay the valuation proceedings in the city of Missoula's condemnation action against Mountain Water.
Missoula Mayor John Engen and attorney Natasha Jones held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the District Court decision that gave the city a victory over Carlyle Group in its effort to purchase Mountain Water.
A District court judge has ruled in favor of the City of Missoula in its fight to obtain a privately owned water company. Appeals are expected to the Montana Supreme Court.
The city of Missoula has won the first battle in its pursuit of the water system currently run by Mountain Water Company, but it is still unclear at exactly what cost.
The Missoula City Council Committee of the Whole met Wednesday afternoon and heard updates on two major projects, the Mountain Water lawsuit and the Hotel Fox proposal.