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Bonner Milltown council backs highway signage grant and native-plant garden education project
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Summary
The council voted to send letters of support for a rural impact grant to install highway signage for Pillsville/Pine Grove/West Riverside and for a "What's That Plant?" native-plant identification and brochure project; both motions passed by voice vote.
Bonner Milltown Community Council members voted to send two letters of support during their meeting: one backing a rural impact grant application for highway signage and another backing a project to install permanent plant identification markers and brochures at the Bonneville Baptist History Center's native-plant garden.
John Wilkie presented the first letter asking Missoula County to support funding for permit, purchase and installation costs to mark Pillsville, Pine Grove and West Riverside on the highway. The council moved and approved the letter by voice vote.
A representative of the Bonneville Baptist History Center (speaker identified during the meeting) described the "What's That Plant?" project, which would add permanent plant identification markers and brochures to convert an existing native-plant garden into an outdoor classroom and resource for visitors. The council moved and approved a letter of support for that grant as well.
Why it matters: Both letters are intended to strengthen grant applications that would preserve local place names and expand educational resources. The signage letter notes these communities have existed for more than 100 years and says signage would help preserve their cultural and geographic identity.
Votes and procedure: Both items were approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies with named votes were recorded in the meeting minutes. The council stated that Public Works would provide budget figures for the signage and that the signage would be placed along county highways (not limited to Highway 200).
