"May hardly be worth the paper it’s printed on" Missoula County growth policy balks at guiding future development

Members of the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board believe the county’s newly proposed growth policy may hardly be worth the paper it’s printed on. The result, critics say, could be not only poorly planned development but also subpar public safety in one of the fastest growing counties in the state.

"An absurd example of what’s written is where the action item is, ‘Explore the opportunities to tie shoes,’ and the performance indicator is,’Opportunities to tie shoes explored.’"

By Laura Lundquist

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