City questions, wants control of appraiser contracts in parkland pricing for new development
Missoula Current file
Issues around parkland dedication and cash-in-lieu payments have become an issue of concern that some city planners ad members of the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board say need to be addressed.
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MISSOULA â An effort to shift the appraisal of undeveloped land away from developers and place it under the purview of the city failed to win enough votes this week after several members of the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board saw it as a municipal âpower grab.â
Others however suggested that developers and their selected appraisers couldnât be trusted, thus robbing the city of precious revenues needed for parks and trails.