City of Missoula | 9 This initiative ultimately helped create what is now known as the Missoula Economic Partnership, an organization funded by both private and public dollars whose services not only involve attracting new business to Missoula, but improving opportunities for those already established here. To advance workforce housing needs, the Mayor’s Office and City Council have also worked on resolutions that have led to affordable housing solutions. Outdated zoning regulations have been updated or reformed to better comply with modern realities in Missoula. While these initiatives respond to the needs of business and the increasing number of people finding their way to Missoula, the formula here does not allow for forsaking of the green spaces for which Missoula is so famed. Working together with the County, the City has enacted policies to conserve and protect an unprecedented amount of acreage both in and around Missoula. Today, in addition to the 400 acres of parklands and 22 miles of trails, there are some 5,000 acres of open space conservation land, and no doubt, the elk and mule deer graze here with an appreciation as fervent as that within those fortunate enough to witness nature’s beauty in Missoula. FROM HELLGATE TO HAVEN For all the advancements that are now adding quality to life in Missoula, there was a Missoula’s solar array produces 85 kilowatts of energy
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