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Rose Park leadership reports neighborhood survey, park and gateway ideas
Summary
Rose Park leadership updated the City Council on an annual meeting and a neighborhood survey about the Slant Street gateway site. The neighborhood expressed limited interest in a "fit lot" and discussed a possible stormwater garden, while collaborating on memorial garden and park improvements.
Audrey Hayes, representing the Rose Park leadership team, briefed the Missoula City Council on the neighborhood's recent outreach and priorities during the council's Aug. 18 meeting.
Hayes said the Rose Park leadership team held its annual general meeting on May 18 (moved from its usual September date) and had more than 50 neighbors attend. Attendees received ice cream donated by a local Baskin-Robbins and heard a presentation on the Rose Park master plan by Garrick Swanson. Informational tables at the meeting included representation from local groups such as the Rose Society, Urban Forestry, Public Works and Mobility, Prost and the Our Missoula Code Reform Initiative.
The team conducted a neighborhood survey focused on the Slant Street gateway site across from the fire station on Mount. "The main focus was to gauge interest in installing a fit lot at the site," Hayes said. She said neighborhood sentiment and enthusiasm for a fit lot was low; the stormwater division discussed the possibility of converting the site into a stormwater garden, though she said current funding for a stormwater garden "appears unlikely" and that the neighborhood and city staff continue to explore other options.
Hayes also said the neighborhood team is working with Parks and Recreation on enhancements to the Rose Park World War II Memorial Garden and expects upcoming improvements.
Councilor Jones thanked Rose Park volunteers for their work and for engaging on the gateway site.
Why it matters: The update provides council and staff with community feedback on the potential uses of a small municipal parcel and directs staff to continue coordination with neighborhood leaders on park and memorial garden enhancements.
