Missoula City Council

Missoula County Democrats and Republicans will be holding back to back City Council forums next week.

The deadline for applying to run for a Missoula City Council seat was Monday, June 17, and there is renewed interest in becoming a part of city government with new candidates for all six city wards.

At the Monday, June 17 Missoula City Council meeting, there will be a public hearing concerning dockless electric bicycles and electric scooters, which have become wildly popular in larger cities.

At Wednesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, eight members of the Missoula City Council heard Mayor John Engen propose joining a lawsuit against major drug makers such as Purdue Pharma to collect damages done to Missoula residents damaged by opiods.

The City of Missoula will present a draft of their Pedestrian Facilities Master Plan to the Public Works Committee of the Missoula City Council.

On Friday, Missoula mayor John Engen canceled the proposed sidewalk project for the Slant Street neighborhood due to its high cost and the financial burden it would cause for property owners.

At the Missoula City Council Public Works Committee meeting on Wednesday, representatives from Development Services announced new higher fees for those who fail to clear their sidewalks as mandated by 9:00 a.m. after a snowfall.

At a special Friday afternoon meeting of the Missoula City Council, the seven members present voted unanimously to approve interim zoning approval for a warming shelter to be housed in the Missoula Salvation Army building on South Russell Street.

The Missoula City Council passed two ordinances banning firearms in public places on Monday night.

On Thursday, Missoula District Judge Robert L. ‘Dusty’ Deschamps issued a ruling that countermanded the Montana Attorney General’s opinion that nullified a gun registration ordinance by the City of Missoula.