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Council hears downtown (Higgins) safety concerns and approves consent agenda including hearings on tree fees and housing grants
Summary
Business owners and residents raised concerns about the Downtown Safety, Access and Mobility (Higgins) project and potential shifts of federally funded elements to local MRA/TIF spending; the council approved the consent agenda (voice vote) including accounts payable, two May 11 public hearings and an appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Residents and business owners pressed Missoula city leaders on April 27 for clarity about the Downtown Safety, Access and Mobility project and the role of the Missoula Redevelopment Agency in covering shortfalls, while the City Council unanimously approved a short consent agenda.
"Anytime the safety access and mobility for cyclists project comes up, I feel this deep sense of grief," said Danielle Petri, who identified herself as a downtown business owner. Petri told council members she has reviewed prior council recordings and said some elements originally described as funded by the federal grant—lighting, intersection treatments and…
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