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Missoula County staff prepare letter asking congressional delegation to secure $24 million for Highway 200 East Missoula project
Summary
County staff discussed a draft letter to U.S. congressional representatives asking that $24,000,000 in Reconnecting Communities funding for the Highway 200/East Missoula corridor be preserved or moved to another federal program so the shovel-ready project can proceed.
Missoula County administrators discussed a draft letter at their May 29 administrative meeting asking U.S. representatives Ryan Zinke, Matt Rosendale (referred to in transcript as Danes), and Gary Sheehy (as named in the transcript) to support securing $24,000,000 in Reconnecting Communities grant funding for the Highway 200/East Missoula corridor project.
The draft letter, which county staff said will be brought to the board for signature, asks the congressional delegation to either keep the Reconnecting Communities pilot program fully funded or move the Highway 200 project into another federal program to ensure the funds reach Missoula County and associated partners. "It's pretty detailed, and the ask is to ... keep their reconnecting…
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