Broadway Island to Close for Restoration – Campers Cleared Out
Missoula Parks and Recreation Director Donna Gauckler met with reporters on Tuesday afternoon with the Broadway Island in the Clark Fork River as a backdrop to announce that the island will be closed for environmental restoration, necessitating the removal of any remaining campers at the site.
“Because of the pandemic, we've been experiencing a higher level of unsheltered residents in our community, and from time to time we have experienced camping on the site,” said Gauckler. “I want to just remind everybody that the ordinance has always been that there is no camping allowed in public parks, parklands or open spaces. It never has been, nor would we have ever sanctioned camping in a place that's unsafe for people to camp. We just don't do that.”