Adam Hertz

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 Missoula Fire Department normally has two ladder trucks to service the city, but is down to just one after a ladder truck from 1990 was taken out of service last week because of a structural flaw.

On Wednesday, April 23, Missoula Mayor John Engen revealed his proposed budget for the city. The plan involves a 3.92 percent tax increase and a new tax district to fund police, firefighters and the courts, but not everyone is pleased with the plan.

At a Missoula City Council meeting on Wednesday, February 12, council members and the public heard about the financial numbers involved in the purchase of the Mountain Water Company.

The Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation (MIST) has joined with the Riverfront Neighborhood Council to propose changes to both 5th and 6th Streets that would reduce traffic from two one-way lanes to a single lane, with the addition of a wide bicycle lane.

On Wednesday October 24, the city of Missoula and the Office of Planning and Grants will hold a community open house to discuss the issue of allowing accessory dwelling units to be built in the city of Missoula.