City Council targets Missoula Redevelopment Agency for changes; strays from economic development to housing and daycare

City Council members once described it as one of the most powerful economic development tools available to municipalities in Montana. But the changes appear to take a different tact, inspired by what some on City Council described as targeted opposition to the program in general.

Under the proposed resolution, the recommended investments from MRA mention infrastructure, which has always been a source of MRA investment, as has affordable housing. The daycare element is new, prompting one council member to say “We’re elevating that as a priority.”