Missoula Children’s Theater eyes grant to replace leaking roof, install solar

With a leaking roof and visions of a greener future, the Missoula Children’s Theater hopes the county will back a grant application through the state and if it does, that the application is ultimately awarded.

The downtown organization is seeking roughly $525,000 in a Community Development Block Grant to replace a roof membrane “full of pinholes” and install 124 solar panels after the repairs are complete to cut down on energy costs.

“We are going to need a full roof replacement,” said Carlyn Schulzke, the organization’s development director. “We also have the chance to pursue solar funding as well that will reduce the overhead cost and work toward our goal of a green downtown.”

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