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Council OKs $112,700 open-space purchase along Clark Fork River near Kim Williams Trail
Summary
Missoula City Council approved acquisition of about 16.5 acres adjacent to the Kim Williams Trail for open-space protection, using open-space bond funds and a landowner contribution.
The Missoula City Council voted 10-1 on May 5 to approve up to $112,700 from open-space bond funds toward acquisition of a roughly 16.5-acre property along the Clark Fork River adjacent to the Kim Williams Trail.
Parks and Recreation open-space manager Zach Covington told council the property, owned by Brian Tipp, contains riparian forest, wetlands, wildlife habitat and user-made trails and lies largely within the 100-year floodplain. The city presented the property as a high-priority parcel under the Missoula Urban Area Open Space Plan and the Open Space ordinance (City Ordinance 12.56).
Why it matters: The parcel would expand conserved river corridor land, protect…
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