City and County Government
I like that little Maclay Bridge, and the way people wait for each other to drive over one at a time in each direction. It reminds me that we’re still friendly and not in a constant rush around here.
I like seeing who is hanging out on the riverbanks below, too. Maybe a family with their [...]
Missoulian reporters Kim Briggeman and Gwen Florio were on my beat yesterday! Woot! Well, actually beats overlap, but here’s their reports.
Briggeman notes in this story “an unlikely coalition” that presented some ideas on saving agricultural land to the Missoula City Council and Board of County Commissioners. One leader sums it up:
“The message I hope you [...]
The Missoulian is live-streaming Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s state of the state address.
That’s 7 tonight. Wear your bolo tie.
Last night, the state of the union speech went over well with folks paying attention to transportation, according to T4America, or Transportation for America.
In a news release, a Missoula T4 partner offered this reaction:
“I was particularly pleased [...]
Mayor John Engen released today a “best practices” report on the way Missoula should oversee development regs. This note from his introduction:
A recurring theme during the course of nearly a decade in public office is simple: our reviews take too much time, we are inconsistent, we don’t communicate well inside and outside of City Hall, [...]
Councilman Dave Strohmaier is taking another shot this week at a “social host” ordinance. Here’s his latest draft.
(If you can’t open the file, shoot me an email and I’ll send you text. keila.szpaller@missoulian.com.)
Last time, the idea didn’t go over well with some other members of the Missoula City Council. One even used the phrase “nanny [...]
Did you see all the letters for Gabriel Furshong today?
The Missoula City Council will make a pick for Ward 2 on Monday. Should be fun!
Before we get to the letters, though, I have to follow up on the pothole patching. I used the Report a Pothole link on the city website to report two potholes [...]
Mountain Line general manager Michael Tree took the wheel in November and he’s pushing technology onto the buses. If you missed that story, it’s here.
One thing he wants to do is add a tracking technology to the buses so people can get arrival times sent to their phones and track them on the computer.
In an [...]
Councilwoman Stacy Rye has noted the wealth of applicants for the Ward 2 seat, and yesterday’s interviews made it even more clear the choice is anything but.
What a wallop of energy and experience and smarts in that room. Around the corner in City Hall, city clerk Marty Rehbein and her people have been busy with [...]
Missoula completed today interviews for Ward 2 candidates, and if you want to listen to the exchanges yourself, check out the audio link here.
Both the candidates Roy Houseman supports interviewed today. Cynthia Wolken, one of them, also forwarded an email about a possible move in Helena to “invalidate” the anti-discrimination ordinance Missoula adopted.
Wolken is chairwoman [...]
Someone tried to tell me yesterday the potholes aren’t worse this year. Well, phooey. I’m thinking about installing a flotation device under my driver seat.
You could swim laps and spy on China in those holes. Maybe develop a whole new sport, like underwater cycling.
As drivers wobble and jerk along the streets, city crews work “around [...]
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