For Voters that Want Specifics

We have four mayoral candidates - one of them has been mayor for nearly two decades and wants to hide and obfuscate the truth; one doesn’t want to answer tough questions and blocks people on social media; one doesn’t have an online presence; and then there’s me.

I’ve been writing about Missoula issues on this site since 2013. 

Here’s a list of articles I’ve been putting up to inform you about the city’s finances, its budget, debt, housing situation, and more.

I hope this helps you better understand how the city operates, where the money comes from, and where it goes.

Thanks!

• Missoula 2021 Budget Talk ($18 million police budget, $61 million for general fund, $2.2 million for housing department, and more)

 

• What to Cut? (5 ideas for cuts that will get rid of our $14 million annual budget deficit)

 

• Missoula Wants $27 Million in New Spending for 2022 ($4 million goes to the Pov)

 

• Missoula’s $190 Million Debt (We spent $15 million a year just to pay the interest)

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• Missoula Expects to be Debt-Free by 2056

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• Wow, the Police Already Need a New Building?!? ($11.4 million)

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• Long-Term Housing Solutions for Missoula

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• How Many Homeless People Live in Missoula? (400 in 2020)

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• The City Wants $3 Million to Fight Homelessness ($522,000 for this winter’s emergency shelters)

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• Missoula 2021 City Council Fundraising

 

• Jacob Elder’s Finances

 

• John Engen’s Finance Report

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