![]() ![]() We are working with Missoula County in order to tailor our zoning to meet our needs that are in place. “Once we get annexed by the City of Missoula, we get stamped. “We want to keep our community as unique and independent as we possibly can and retain as much as we possibly can,” Bridges said. She says the cultural values and urban zoning codes of Missoula aren’t always a match for how residents of the outlying communities see their future. Many would like more economic development, but most are against high-density housing or higher taxes.įor Lee Bridges, a 35-year homeowner in East Missoula, and board member on the East Missoula Community Council a big part of the path toward economic sustainability is for her community to come up with its own zoning designations, through the County rather than finding themselves “cookie-cutter” zoned by the City of Missoula once they are likely annexed due to growth over the next decade. There doesn’t seem to be a cohesive sense among residents for how to go about planning for the future and what power they have to do it. ![]() ![]() ![]() People living in the small towns outside of Missoula want to be able to control their own destiny by making decisions about growth and infrastructure rather than having those decisions made by the city government, because they generally would rather be under county governance, but they also don’t want to see higher taxes. (If you haven’t yet, check out the first of the series here.) It was written by the The Missoulian and is published here as part of The Montana Gap project, produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. This story is the second installment of a series focusing on how Missoula and its surrounding communities are grappling with challenges of sustainable growth. Like Tweet Email Print Subscribe Donate Now ![]()
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