Articles written by David Erickson


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  • A home of their own

    David Erickson, Missoulian|Aug 6, 2020

    Could senior cooperative housing, a model gaining popularity in states with aging populations, be the solution to alleviating social isolation and population loss in Montana's rural small towns? In Montana's rural counties, where demographic trends show large numbers of young people leaving for the state's fast-growing urban areas, the need for elderly housing solutions is going to become increasingly important. These communities are losing population and growing older. But many seniors in...

  • No Zoning Lets Entrepreneurs Thrive in East Missoula but for How Long?

    David Erickson, Missoulian|Apr 12, 2018

    MISSOULA - For Lee Bridges, a 35-year homeowner in East Missoula, and board member on the East Missoula Community Council, a big part of the path toward economic sustainability is for her community to come up with its own zoning designations. She'd rather see that happen through the county than find her town "cookie-cutter" zoned by the City of Missoula once East Missoula is likely annexed due to growth over the next decade. She says the cultural values and urban zoning codes of Missoula aren't...

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