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Missoula candidates call childcare a critical infrastructure problem; propose developer obligations, public partnerships and school-based options
Summary
Candidates at a Missoula forum described childcare as a local infrastructure issue and proposed a mix of developer requirements, public investment, Parks & Rec expansion and school-based programs to reduce costs and increase supply.
Childcare emerged repeatedly at the Oct. 16 candidate forum as a core local affordability issue tied to housing and property-tax pressures.
“Childcare is a huge issue,” said Mike Nugent, a Ward 4 incumbent, who described paying about $16,000 a year for preschool for his child in the past and said the city needs public investments rather than relying solely on the private sector. Chris Foster, a candidate who said he lives next to a licensed childcare center, urged that developers be held to existing commitments to…
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