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Missoula County Government: Missoula County Weekly: Jan. 17-21

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Press release from the Missoula County Government:

01/17/2022 4:00 PM

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    COVID-19 testing and vaccine appointments with the Health Department are now located at 3665 W. Broadway. Vaccines are available for anyone age 5+. Visit missoulainfo.com to schedule an appointment.

    • Clinton Clinic
      Clinton Fire Station
      Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
      20300 Hwy 10 E., Clinton, MT 59825
    • Seeley Lake Clinic
      Seeley Lake Community Foundation Building
      Tuesdays, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
      3150 MT Hwy 83 N., Seeley Lake, MT 59868
    • Lolo Clinic
      Lolo Community Center
      Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
      12345 U.S. Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59804
    • Frenchtown Clinic
      Frenchtown Fire Station
      Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
      16863 Marion St., Frenchtown, MT 59834

    **During inclement weather please call 406-258-4636 before you head out to a testing station to make sure we’ll be there.**

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    Prefer to get tested in Missoula? Call 406-258-4636 to book your appointment at our W. Broadway Clinic. Next day appointments are usually available!

    MCCHD only tests health department/school-verified close contacts or those with symptoms. If you don’t meet MCCHD’s qualifications, these other testing providers may be able to help: Walgreens, CVS, Frenchtown Family Medical, CostCare, Providence Grant Creek and Community FirstCare.

    More details are available at missoulainfo.com or by calling 406-258-4636.

    At their public meeting, the board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution of intent for the Missoula County Housing Action Plan to be an issue plan of the Missoula County Growth Policy.

    Missoula County has faced housing affordability challenges for over a decade, but in recent years a housing shortage and growing population have exacerbated the problem. Home prices and rents have increased dramatically more than incomes, and rental vacancy rates have decreased to record lows.  An undersupply of around 2,400 housing units in Missoula County also contributes to the issue.

    The actions in Missoula County’s Housing Action Plan: Breaking Ground fall under three broad goals: 

    • Use the County’s existing toolkit — including zoning, infrastructure and use of county lands — to increase the housing supply 
    • Provide more funding for programs to help people access and stay in stable housing 
    • Partner with the City, housing nonprofits and developers to improve policy

    Find out more

    The Missoula County commissioners are accepting applications for an alternate member to serve the remainder of a vacant five-year term on the Missoula Public Library Board, which runs through June 30, 2022. At that time, the alternate term will renew to a new five-year term of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2027.

    Applications are online. The deadline is 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7.

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    Vanessa Hammond, Shelter Attendant, Missoula Animal Control

    Vanessa Hammond is a shelter attendant at Missoula Animal Control, where she does...well...everything. Between answering phones and dispatching calls, she is also in charge of online licensing and ordering supplies to keep the tails wagging.

    If you adopt an animal from the shelter, she will likely be there, camera in hand, smiling from the excitement of yet another success story. During spay and neuter clinics, Vanessa can be seen managing the flow of incoming animals of all shapes and sizes with patience and care.

    When needed, she assists the veterinarian with the surgeries before whisking off to update records and organize packets of paperwork to be sent home with the animals. Vanessa is a knowing and caring face for a public in need and an integral member of Missoula Animal Control’s shelter staff.

    Find more events this week on the County’s Event Calendar! 

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    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 bcc@missoulacounty.us or call 406-258-4877 if you have any questions or comments on an upcoming meeting. 

    This press release was produced by the Missoula County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.

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