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Staff explained that the requested expenses would be paid from restricted TED property-tax funds and the Housing Innovation Fund, not from the county's general fund. The requests included $15,917 to HDR for a sewer analysis for the Y2 TED to evaluate technical aspects of a project; a set of $2,000 transfers from several TEDs (Bonner 2 Mill Site TED, Bonner Westlog Side TED, Y TED, and Y2 TED) to cover Dorsey & Whitney legal services for bond and debt issuance work (total of $10,000); and a separate $20,000 from the Housing Innovation Fund for Dorsey & Whitney to explore legal frameworks related to down-payment assistance and permanent affordability.

Staff said the TEDs have cash available to fund the requests and that the housing legal analysis is intended to determine whether the county can structure programs for down-payment assistance and long-term affordability. A participant noted that prior questions about local-government participation had been answered and that the legal work would explore private-sector options and frameworks.

One board member said, \"This is what I've been working on, and we can do that.\" After a brief discussion and a second, the transcript shows staff concluding, \"With that, we will include those in the final budget.\" The record does not include a roll-call vote tally in the transcript excerpt.

The transcript also includes a brief mention of using TIF (tax increment financing) as a possible tool for workforce housing, but no formal action on TIF appeared in the excerpt.

Next steps: staff will include the listed requests in the final budget documents and proceed with contracting or scoping work with HDR and Dorsey & Whitney as appropriate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BCC Commissioners' Administrative Public Meeting August 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members reviewed several one-time budget requests funded from targeted economic development districts and the Housing Innovation Fund and agreed to include them in the county's final budget.","taxTitle","Missoula County, Montana","taxId",4049,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6134008,"Board appoints members to Swan Valley and West Valley community councils",164,73000,237000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5689744-80388c00c2485c5d776737266dd933d2&start=73&end=237","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5689744-80388c00c2485c5d776737266dd933d2/thumbnail_73000.jpg","/articles/6134008/Missoula-County/Montana/Board-appoints-members-to-Swan-Valley-and-West-Valley-community-councils","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6134008-7d9602f55dc1a030c1d40de9760e2068/orig.mp4?Expires=1770925987&Signature=dusBhUaimMg55UV4-fjPqaZDBwGxPeGJ7TYf7b7R92jHosbgx-mmuSj63sDQct4SNDLDrTtryHfFkqQ6C6~tJKZd21Fg45c4Hb85EOLdFQoWBBu1ttSl3Iz5l6ZhHJIzmNmBgk65DaK~nDlszIB42RmdsS~KeEX4-Nk7kb0Ar-TweDGf11b9W432U4IS~abVaOjtnp4dNWC-JU7W5dPHjNamMeCQyOi94-7MPANO0GdQh~dzrH8MB145ajP-RKmS23qpQcmuRR1ryyXSsxhc3z07aWGbrDQV2FsEr85kEZBtNHgKW2hLFr-tJyXQDOwwhclOKy5i06STodR6GLf-Dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Missoula County board approved appointments to two neighborhood community councils and discussed encouraging candidates to run in the next regular election.

Maddie presented a request to appoint a member to the Swan Valley Community Council for a partial term through May 1, 2027. Two applicants — Wyatt Troll and James (\"Jimmy\") Webb — were named. A board member said both candidates were strong and suggested encouraging Webb to run in the spring filing window. The meeting record shows the board approved the appointment (voice vote), with participants saying \"All in favor, aye.\"

The board then considered a partial-term appointment to the West Valley Community Council through May 31, 2026. Two applicants — David Glessner and David Thompson — were listed. A motion to appoint David Thompson was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Staff agreed to attach election filing information and to follow up with applicants about the filing window, which staff said typically runs from December through February though exact dates for the coming cycle had not been published. The meeting record indicates staff will check back with applicants and set reminders to prompt candidates to file when the county election office posts official dates.

The appointments were taken by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally or names of the motion maker and seconder.","The board appointed Wyatt Troll to a partial term on the Swan Valley Community Council and David Thompson to a partial term on the West Valley Community Council; staff encouraged a second candidate for Swan Valley to run in the next regular election.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6134013,"County reviews letter to Axi Investments after rent rises at Katrina Lodges",120,257000,377000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5689744-80388c00c2485c5d776737266dd933d2&start=257&end=377","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5689744-80388c00c2485c5d776737266dd933d2/thumbnail_257000.jpg","/articles/6134013/Missoula-County/Montana/County-reviews-letter-to-Axi-Investments-after-rent-rises-at-Katrina-Lodges","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6134013-994263af27fc1cc05fc6d3734abdb9a9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770925987&Signature=kGT5in-nw5htYmlM0mzPrx1rsSV1epwDyJNcEwZN3yBVD9yndGKRakOZtOd63PcwYmU6MbmwV9WK1n5PXWIdrFr-SGzQoT2xO-jSNOFzW~XgYZjovr9fzajFhfpuuPY2P2EodkxhlErFMsgrsGmAnxQMZ1bbEEszPL4ZfcDOl-RjVBs3w4tLQwmhv69AMwx~pJN2WYZEy4lvp5T2IeefqWj0DZ11uvSqj3QNz4opppWfQumI5i4AU1qfsK0QWFpqPiPLIo9qigURA-81OI-ww7gZziS~Vhn~wstEwBx3Y4xErCFyndWs1RXL2~ukou8Afnzs56ysxTGwPBzr-o6Abg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County officials reviewed a draft letter to Axi Investments about recent lot-rent increases at Katrina Lodges, a 55-and-up mobile home community, and asked the company to meet with residents and public officials.

The letter, presented by John, says residents have experienced a nearly 25% increase in lot rent since the property changed hands. \"In just the last year under Axi Investments and the previous owner, Katrina residents have seen a nearly 25% increase in lot rent,\" John said.

Board members and staff discussed the size and timing of the increases. A clarifying exchange in the meeting confirmed that a $50 increase was implemented in September 2024 and that a subsequent $100 increase followed. Meeting participants emphasized that those rises have created affordability problems for residents: \"For many people who live there, those kind of jumps create serious affordability challenges that threaten to push their cost of housing out of reach,\" John said.

The draft letter asks Axi Investments to respond to resident questions, to meet with residents of Katrina Lodges and public officials, and to explain its future plans for the community. The presenters said the park contains roughly 103 lots, and that rents at $650 per lot would be difficult to match with locally available affordable housing options. \"It would be difficult to find affordable housing for $650 for 103 people in Missoula County right now,\" one participant said.

The discussion did not record a formal vote on the letter in the transcript; meeting participants thanked John for preparing the draft and encouraged follow-up contact with the owner. The transcript shows the board expressed support for sending a letter and for staff to keep working with residents to track the situation.

Board members framed the issue as preserving a form of naturally occurring affordable housing in the county and urged the property owner to respond to tenant concerns.

Next steps noted in the meeting: staff will keep working on the correspondence with Axi Investments and check back with residents; no formal timetable or vote on the letter was recorded in the provided transcript.","The Missoula County board reviewed a draft letter requesting Axi Investments respond to residents after lot-rent increases at Katrina Lodges, a 55-and-up mobile home community; the board registered concerns and asked the owner to meet with residents and public officials.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves inclusion of one-time TED and housing legal requests in final budget

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