[MissoulaGov] Committee Update 9-30-09 Bikes on Sidewalks

[Paradigm1 at aol.com]

Thanks Geoff... that's a good list... and the MRA has indeed done  great 
things over the years. I'm not sure I have any brilliant ideas myself, but  
just feel like as a community we should ramp it way up. 
 
 
Carl P.
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/5/2009 2:38:27 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
geoffb at ism.net writes:

 
Let’s talk about what  the City Council can and should do about the economy 
and the job climate; that  seems to be the most constructive follow-on to 
this suggestion. This is what I  know their participation is or has been: 
    *   The Mayor has a seat on the  Missoula Area Economic Development 
Corporation Board.  He can participate in shaping its  policies and be attuned 
to their activities and needs, and communicate this  to the Council and the 
citizens. 
    *   The City in the past has been a  member of the Chamber of Commerce 
although I don’t know if that is the case  today. 
    *   The City created the Missoula  Redevelopment Agency nearly thirty 
years ago and has supported its efforts  at forming public/private 
partnerships to re-use aging parts of our  community for housing and business while 
improving community infrastructure  like parks, trails, utilities, public art, 
etc.  
    *   The City Council granted nearly  every request from businesses 
seeking to phase in new property taxes  resulting from business expansion 
allowed by law.  
    *   The City was a founding partner  in the Partnership  Health  Center 
which  was created as much to benefit low income individuals and families 
as to  reduce costly visits to local hospital emergency rooms.  
There may be  others.  What more do you citizens  who read this think the 
City should do to invigorate the economy?  This is an election year and if 
there  are legitimate things that can be done by the City and which are not 
the  rightful province of the market, or the federal and state government, let’
s  add your ideas to the election year discussion. 
Geoff  Badenoch 
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Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] Committee  Update 9-30-09 Bikes  on Sidewalks 
 
 
I also appreciate  the hard work done by our City Council. However, I do 
agree with Mr. Grays  comments regarding where energy seems to be focused or  
mis-focused lately. Missoula has already watched Stimson go under,  Stone 
Container hanging on by a thread, a record number of Montanan's living  in 
poverty, many empty storefronts and offices. Blighted and vacant areas  along 
Brooks and Broadway etc. Yet Council seems to be more interested in  dealing 
with our behavioral issues as they relate to walking the dog, talking  on 
the phone, architectural looks, wearing helmets, riding your bike etc...  and 
who knows what else. 
 

 
Most Missoulian's  will continue to make wise and courteous choices in 
these areas,  and the few that don't will not be aware of these new rules, or 
follow them  anyway. I would love to read about new ideas and programs from  
Council that relate to invigorating Missoula's economy and job  climate, 
rather than the next wave of behavioral ordinances.  
 

 
Carl Posewitz, Ward  3 and Ward 1
 

 

 





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