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City Club Missoula forum explores historic preservation and economic growth

A member of the Missoula historic preservation community on Monday accused the city of rushing a proposed deconstruction permit for the Mercantile through the process, suggesting an alternative project or a new buyer would step forward given time.

In a public forum hosted by the City Club Missoula http://www.cityclubmissoula.com/ , Page Goode with Preserve Historic Missoula said the Mercantile remains structurally sound, despite the findings of an engineering report stating otherwise.

"We were as blindsided as the (Historic Preservation) commissioners were by the presentation that the Merc must be destroyed," said Goode. "It’s no more hazardous than any other building of its vintage and construction."

By Martin Kidston/MISSOULA CURRENT

Full Story: http://www.missoulacurrent.com/growth-and-development/2016/05/city-club-forum-explores-historic-preservation-economic-progress/

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If you were unable to attend, the forum will be re-broadcast on MCAT:

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5/16 at 8:00 AM

5/22 at 5:00 PM

5/23 at 8:00 AM

5/29 at 5:00 PM

5/30 at 8:00 AM

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Mayor, historic preservation advocate present different views on Mercantile proposals

A historic preservation advocate on Monday expressed frustration with current plans for the Missoula Mercantile, but she agreed with Mayor John Engen on one point: No one has stepped forward to pay for any alternative.

"We do not have anybody in our pocket that is coming forward (with a funded alternative proposal)," said Paige Goode, the board president of Preserve Historic Missoula, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the historic resources in the area, at a monthly meeting of City Club Missoula.

DAVID ERICKSON [email protected]

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/mayor-historic-preservation-advocate-present-different-views-on-mercantile-proposals/article_2534f7a2-0183-5bbe-83dd-d0f26c58e7c3.html

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