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Missoula council extends Aspire subdivision phasing despite neighborhood safety objections
Summary
The Missoula City Council approved a three-year phasing extension for the 35-acre Aspire Subdivision on Nov. 17, 2025, after staff recommended amending a condition to require lot owners to waive protest rights for possible improvement districts. The motion passed 10–1 amid resident concerns about traffic, loss of federal funding and river setbacks.
Missoula — The City Council voted Nov. 17 to approve a three-year postponement of final plat filings for the Aspire Subdivision, a 35-acre development in East Missoula, while litigation and related uncertainties continue.
Councilor Michael Nugent moved to approve the phase development review and phasing plan amendment for Aspire phases 1 through 6 “subject to the conditions of approval and based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the staff report as amended by the city council.” The motion passed on a roll-call vote, 10 in favor and 1 opposed (Councilor Jordan).
Why it matters: Aspire was preliminarily approved after annexation and zoning in 2024 for roughly 182 lots (about 250 dwelling units). City planners told council the subdivision largely still meets the place-type vision in Missoula’s land-use…
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