The City of Missoula is proposing one of the largest tax increases in recent memory while the county has agreed to place other cost-raising initiatives on the November ballot.
The City of Missoula is proposing one of the largest tax increases in recent memory while the county has agreed to place other cost-raising initiatives on the November ballot, including a levy to support crisis services and more to fund improvements at the fairgrounds.
While it wasn't unanimous, the Missoula City Council on Monday passed a resolution asking the county to place a Crisis Services Levy on the November ballot and, by doing so, let the voters determine if the programs funded by the levy are a priority and worthy of a tax increase.
While it won't be the only funding request on this year's ballot, the crisis levy would raise 20 mills if passed, or around $5 million a year, to fund a range of services the city and county launched using federal funding tied to the pandemic.