Missoula boosts tourist home fees 825%; opponents see property infringement
The increase will raise the cost of registering a tourist home from $60 to $555 while the cost of renewal will increase from $31 to $206.
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The increase will raise the cost of registering a tourist home from $60 to $555 while the cost of renewal will increase from $31 to $206.
With overwhelming public support, members of the Missoula City Council on Monday gave final approval to a resolution urging the state Legislature to hand back local control on a number of issues, including a community's authority to regulate plastic.
Members of the City Council have voted to instruct staff to move forward with the project as planned, which includes a reduction from four travel lanes to two but adds a dedicated center turn lane.
Missoula and the University of Montana, and Bozman and Montana State University - and their mayors - honor a friendly rivalry.
Vasecka pointed out a $75,000 study that purported to point out systemic racism by the city and the council with its methods of staffing.