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Draft PROST 2040 Master Plan pdf

https://www.engagemissoula.com/23220/widgets/99340/documents/68114

Excavation and Offsite Disposal of Soil from Stormdrain-3

24 June 2024 (Completed) The cleanup plan includes minor excavation of arsenic-contaminated soil in the base of Stormdrain-3 using a vacuum truck, then disposal of the removed soil at the Republic Landfill in Missoula.

Missoula Long-Range Transportation Plan Update

The final adopted plan can be viewed below.Click on the image tiles below to open the final plan or appendix in a new tab.

Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan

https://www.engagemissoula.com/growth-policy-update

Parks, Recreation, Open Space, & Trails Plan

2021 HOME-ARP Allocation Plan Forum

This discussion is closed. Thank you for your participation!  The bad language simply reflects the reality of the situation on the California Street bridge. It seems any discussion of the homeless population must be couched in euphemisms. I can resubmit with asterisks in the appropriate places if you wish., Distribution of funds and aid for low income rental housing and supportive services must consider the density and geographic locations of the housing and service outlets to avoid perpetuation of the current trend of locating all poor people in just three neighborhoods centered around Russell Street and West Broadway. For the long term health of our community, dispersion of cultural norms and benefit to low income families' children (equitable primary education access), it is far better to have many low income quadra-plexes scattered over the whole city. Efficiency should not be a metric for funding consideration. Our transit district operates zero-fare and frequent service through all neighborhoods which would alleviate transportation burdens for low income families who would be dispersed throughout the community. -- Additionally we must be mindful to only create new housing and facilities to the extent that organizational, county and city budgets (continuing public support) can perpetually maintain and service them. Thank You., I think that Homeword would make good use of these funds. They have great experience and a proven track record of creating affordable and sustainable housing. And of helping people with the skills to obtain housing. , Does this mean that those of us who live in the Westside can expect to see more homeless people in our neighborhood, doing all of the things that homeless people do? There is not enough room on the California Street bridge for more drawings of large male organs* and Fund the Police* graffiti. It must be nice to live elsewhere in Missoula and know that you are helping out those in need without having to live with the consequences.*It took three tries to get a description in plain language of the Cal St. bridge past the moderators. Apparently the bridge artists are not subject to such constraints., I agree that the older neighborhoods (North, WestSide, as well as Franklin Area) have been hit with significantly more homeless development, they are also the areas closer to downtown.  I think there also remains a lot of dilapidated housing in these areas which continues to provide cheaper opportunities to redevelop than in other areas of town.  I would encourage continuing the rehabilitating of some short stay/transient properties, into more stable and sustainable programs similar to what is happening on the corner of Broadway and Russell, where a run down motel will be fixed up into longer stay veteran housing.  Opportunities do exist along many main corridors for such opportunity including on the way to East Missoula, off Brooks, as well as along Broadway.  Let's get creative with our populations as well, it was such a welcome relief to support family housing through the MIC and YWCA partnership, I think along with population specific successes such as the Dakota house, YWCA DV and family shelter, as well as veteran housing, we could build something sustainable., Often, those without stable housing also are without reliable all-weather personal transportation, so it would make sense to locate new housing for these folks within a half mile walking distance of either a bus stop and/or services such as grocery stores, pharmacies, medical providers, etc.  And here's a thought: would it be possible to leverage some of those funds to provide bus service to the new neighborhood developing west of Reserve between the river and West Broadway (George Elmer area)?  If you could, that would open up a whole new area suitable for mixed income housing.  Overall, I think we need to use the funding for a mix of housing and services for low income/unhoused people.  Volunteers do a lot of great work, but we need at least 3 times as much transitional housing as Meadowlark provides, at least twice the night time shelter the POV and other current shelters can provide as well as viable camping options for those living in RVs, about 5 times as many case worker and mental health/substance professional types to guide people through housing and associated challenges, and everybody knows how tough it is to get into affordable permanent housing.  , I believe local organizations that have been meeting the need during the pandemic would benefit from additional ARP funds. I work at Mountain Home Montana and we provide two-generational, wrap-around cares to young mothers and their children by offering a Residential Program for pregnant and parenting youth experiencing homelessness with a 7-bedroom group home and 5 transitional living apartments, a licensed Mental Health Center with individualized case management and therapeutic services for mothers ages 14-29 and children ages 0-18, a drop-in community center, a supportive education and employment program, a trauma-informed child care center for children ages 0-3, and a range of other services like formal doula cares and a year-long community mentoring program. FFor Mountain Home, the pandemic, and the isolation, stress, rising costs, and uncertainty that came with it, led to a steep increase in the need for our services. We continue to receive twice the number of referrals for our services than we can accommodate despite the fact that we increased our services by 160% since our last community assessment in 2019 and increased our budget by 66% between 2020 and 2022 to more than double the amount of trained staff serving young families. Currently, we provide services for 95+ families that include 210+ individual mothers and children. Of those clients, 60% report that they are experiencing homelessness at intake though 100% are at-risk of homelessness due to rising costs of housing, current inflation, and wage stagnation. Additionally, 90% of our clients struggle with their mental health and report anxiety, depression, and PTSD largely as a result of past trauma. We’ve also seen a steep rise in the number of mothers struggling with substance use disorder. Around 60% of clients enter our programs with a history of substance use disorder. In 2021, Mountain Home recorded our first 3 cases of fentanyl use in addition to a general rise in substance use disorder more generally. Through our work with a number of maternal substance use coalitions (Missoula County Perinatal Substance Use Network, Montana Department of Health and Human Services Strengthening Families Initiative, etc.) and our local partnerships with in-patient treatment centers like Carol Graham, Crosswinds, Stepping Stones, etc., we’ve seen the rising need and are all lacking the capacity or facilities to address the issue within our community. Our increase in programmatic services in response to the rising needs of the pandemic has been greatly supported through ARPA funds. In fact, our Child Care Center receives a significant amount of ARPA funds that helped it launch and sustain in 2021 and 2022. The sustainability these funds have provided for our childcare could be so beneficial in improving housing supports for members of our community. Organizations like Mountain Home, could use these funds to continue to grow and expand necessary services.

Read the Adopted Land Use Plan

action items: • Action # 26, "Through the Place Type Map and Zoning Map Update, increase housing opportunities in residential areas that have good access to services and amenities by walking, biking, and transit." • Action #50, to "Develop street standards

Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan

https://www.engagemissoula.com/growth-policy-update

Master Plan In-Person Open House

17 June 2021 Help envision the Currents Center for Recreation and Creativity: a community center for Missoula in McCormick Park.Together we can design a community hub supporting social, emotional, and physical health. In addition to the open houses, all residents are invited to complete a public opinion/needs survey at EngageMissoula.com. In-Person Open HouseThursday, June 17, 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Childcare for ages 4+ available 5:30 – 7:30. McCormick Park, 600 Cregg Lane.Virtual Open HouseJune 18 - July 1 Here at engagemissoula.com.Participants will:Help create the project vision.Learn about the planning process from the project design team.Tell us what amenities, services, and spaces you’d like to see in your community center.Thank you for your input as we create a community space connecting people of all backgrounds to grow a stronger, more equitable community!*Rainout location is Parks and Recreation Base Camp (former Public Library) 301 E. Main St. (Please wear your mask at Base Camp.)

Fort Missoula Regional Park Addition

Please view the brief master plan presentation along with the plan itself, and add your questions or comments in the "Questions" section below. Public comment will be accepted at this site through August 22.