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Residents press Missoula leaders for earlier input, affordable housing in Midtown Commons plan
Summary
Neighbors and community members urged the City of Missoula to slow Midtown Commons development, seek earlier public engagement and secure affordable or workforce housing and a larger park, while city leaders said upcoming open houses and materials on Engage Missoula provide project background.
Residents raised sharp concerns at the Nov. 10 Missoula City Council meeting about the Midtown Commons project, telling council members they felt public engagement came too late and urging the city to require affordable and workforce housing and a larger public park.
The debate centered on several public commenters who said the developer selection and negotiations appeared to move forward with limited neighborhood input. Barbara Polley of the Southgate Triangle neighborhood said the Midtown Commons project "had little public input by the mayor or the city council until Oct. 23" and asked whether the city could hold another technical update with the developer's engineers before signing any contract. Polley also asked whether the development would…
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