City Council Approved Attempt To Purchase Mtn. Water

On an 11 to 1 vote, The Missoula City Council approved a resolution allowing the city to pursue the purchase of Mountain Water Company from The Carlyle Group, if they decide to sell the municiple water supply in the future. The lone dissenting vote came from Ward 5's Dick Haines, who says the city is rushing into the matter and there are more questions he wants answered before he would vote for the aquisition. the Public Service Commission held a hearing last night in Missoula to discuss