Missoula County Government: Missoula County Weekly: June 13-17

Missoula MT

16 June, 2022

11:00 AM

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Press release from the Missoula County Government: June 13, 2022 The Building Division is funded entirely with fees and does not rely on property tax dollars. The increase in revenue, along with updated procedures, will help the division hire and keep quality inspectors and permit intake staff who can keep pace as well as makeup for fiscal shortfalls that have occurred in the past years. Read more about the increase to building permit rates Watch the public meeting The Missoula County Parks and Trails Advisory Board and the Missoula County Board of County Commissioners will present the 2022 Missoula County Parks and Trails Steward Award to the Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake (VFSL) at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16. The ceremony is open to the public and will be hosted at the Veterans Memorial Garden, located off HWY 83 on the northern edge of the town of Seeley Lake. The annual award recognizes individuals and organizations who have dedicated years of service to creating and improving public facilities across Missoula County. Read more about this year's Parks and Trails Steward Award winners The Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, with several local, state and national partners, will host a celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 19. The celebration will be free and open to the public and the event will include a reenactment of the reading of General Order No. 3, statements from elected officials, presentations by local and nationally known historians, a performance by the Missoula City Band's Iron Rider Tribute Band and more. Find out more about HMFM's Juneteenth celebration event Missoula County commissioners at their Thursday, June 9, public meeting proclaimed Wednesday, June 15, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older adults and recognize and celebrate older adults and their ongoing contributions to the success and vitality of our community. The commissioners also proclaimed Sunday, June 19, as Juneteenth Independence Day to commemorate African American emancipation from slavery, celebrate the freedom won by many people in many countries and rededicate to the cause of liberty. Read the full proclamations Watch the public meeting Be a part of history and help us document the COVID-19 experience. Missoula County and the University of Montana's Mansfield Library are working together to create an archive of the Missoula community's experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. If you live in Missoula County, you're invited to add to this archive by sharing photos, stories, videos or anything else. The purpose of this project is to show how people understood the pandemic, responded to it, and how decisions they and others made shaped the experience of the pandemic in Missoula County. The collection is being cataloged and made available to scholars and the public at http://missoula.co/coviddocumentation Visit MissoulaCountyVoice.com/covid-documentation-project to add a submission about your COVID experience! Greetings from the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula! The Historical Museum was one of the first places that I visited in Missoula after we moved here last year, so I was excited to be able to work here. As the Development and Communication Director, I get to be a part of almost everything that happens at the museum. I get to raise funds for amazing projects, like restoring our 99-year-old locomotive, the restoration of the WWII Alien Detention Center Barracks and other projects that help us educate, engage and inspire the residents of Missoula and Western MT. On the communication side, I love being able to tell people that Missoula County residents can visit the museum for free, our amazing grounds have 20 historic buildings on 32 acres and that we have amazing programs and events, like our upcoming Juneteenth celebration on June 19 and our 46th annual "Fourth at the Fort" celebration on July 4. But the best part is helping to tell the stories of Missoula County! History is amazing, and we can learn so much about our present and future by learning about our past. I hope everyone comes out to visit the museum soon! Backyard Poultry Workshop 6 p.m. Friday, June 17, at the Missoula County Fairgrounds Juneteenth Celebration 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula Primary Election Canvass 3 p.m. Monday, June 20, at the Elections Center Find more events this week on the County's Event Calendar! Missoula County allocates $250K from bond to fund design, engineering of priority trails Missoula County urges Lolo NF to think beyond forest thinning for structure protection Voter turnout 'healthy,' Missoula County elections administrator says Missoula County approves contract to build new shelter site Missoula Co moves to medium community risk for COVID-19 To join commissioner department, administrative and public meetings via Microsoft Teams and view the agendas, visit the Missoula County Commissioners' Meeting Minutes and Agenda Portal. Please note that agendas for department and administrative meetings are published two business days before the meeting, and public meeting agendas are published the Friday before the meeting. Administrative and public meeting video recordings are available on the Missoula County YouTube page after the meeting, and MCAT plays the public meetings live on their Spectrum Channel 190. Email [email protected] or call 406-258-4877 if you have any questions or comments on an upcoming meeting. Tuesday, June 14 Commissioners' Administrative Public Meeting Wednesday, June 15 Human Resources Update Thursday, June 16 Sheriff's Office Update Commissioners' Administrative Public Meeting Friday, June 17 No department, administrative or public meetings are scheduled on this day. Monday, June 20 Public Works Update Community and Planning Services Update This press release was produced by the Missoula County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.