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Missoula County Government: Missoula County Weekly: Nov. 1-5

Voters can contact the Elections Office by calling 406-258-4751 or by emailing electioninfo@missoulacounty.us with additional questions ...

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Press release from the Missoula County Government:

11/01/2021 4:00 PM

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    • Missoula County Library, 455 E. Main St.
    • Hellgate Elementary School Administration Office, 2385 Flynn Lane
    • Missoula County Fairgrounds, 1101 South Ave. W.
    • Missoula Early Learning Center (former Cold Springs School) 2625 Briggs St.
    • Franklin Elementary School, 1910 S. 11th St. W.
    • Bonner Elementary School, 9045 Hwy. 200
    • Frenchtown Fire Station, 16875 Marion St.
    • Lolo Elementary School, 11395 Hwy 93 S.
    • Seeley Lake Elementary School, 200 School Lane

    Voters can contact the Elections Office by calling 406-258-4751 or by emailing electioninfo@missoulacounty.us with additional questions and to verify their ballot has been received. Also, make sure to follow Missoula Votes on Facebook, Twitter or their new Instagram!

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    Common voter questions are online at http://missoula.co/general2021faq. Voters can also learn how Missoula County ensures election integrity at http://missoula.co/electionintegrity.

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    Missoula County mailed tax bills to all property owners in the county Thursday, Oct. 28, and they are also available at www.missoulataxes.us. If you don’t pay your property taxes through your mortgage, tax payments for the first half of the year are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, and you can pay them online via a credit card, debit card or electronic check. Service fees apply when paying online by credit card or debit card. The fee for paying by electronic check has been removed for all transactions when paying online.

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    The Missoula County commissioners at their Thursday, Nov. 4, public meeting will consider a resolution to extend the school district and school zone speed limit on East Mullan Road to Gold Street at the Clinton Elementary School, so traffic slows down before they reach school facilities.

    Find the agenda to read more and attend the meeting

    Health department announces parent education week for child COVID-19 vaccine

    The health department is encouraging local parents and guardians to take part in a week of education leading up to the approval of vaccines for ages five and older. Make time this week to talk with your doctor or pediatrician about concerns you have, ask your pediatrician for resources to learn more, follow and share the health department's information on social media and disarm disinformation you may find. The health department plans to offer COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children ages five and older on Monday, Nov. 8, pending the CDC's approval meeting goes as anticipated.

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    MissoulaInfo.com revamped!

    Check out the Missoula City-County Health Department’s recently revamped MissoulaInfo.com site! Visit this site to learn more about scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments (like getting your booster shot), getting tested, what to do if you’re a close contact, masking up, as well as where to find other resources and COVID-19 data.

    Some helpful reminders:

    Booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are currently for individuals who previously received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at least six months prior to the booster appointment and meet at least one of the booster criteria. Booster doses for the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine are appropriate for individuals who previously received one dose of the Janssen vaccine at least two months prior to the booster appointment. All booster doses must meet one of the following criteria:

    • People 65 years of age or older
    • Residents in long-term care settings
    • People aged 18-64 with underlying medical conditions
    • People aged 18-64 who are at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission due to their occupation or institutional setting

    If you’re a close contact, make sure to follow this guidance for close contacts.

    Check out Missoula County’s Tip of the Spear in podcast form and listen to the conversations on the go! Download episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Stitcher to keep up with what’s happening in Missoula County.

    Listen to the latest episode with Community Justice Department Director Shantell Gaynor by subscribing now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher.

    Check out MCAT’s new app for Apple or Android devices. This is a new, convenient way to participate in local government and the community. Download it today from the App Store or Google Play!

    Learn more.

    "As a long-range planner for Missoula County, I work toward big-picture goals and think about how to best create lasting value and prosperity in our communities. Most recently, my work has focused on the Missoula County Zoning Update. For this project, we are comprehensively updating our zoning code to modernize our development practices and align our regulations with current Missoula County values. My role in this project has ranged from data analyst to public outreach coordinator to document copy editor. This diversity of responsibilities keeps me on my toes and makes my day-to-day work interesting.  

    Overall, I count myself extremely lucky to be able to work and learn from the amazing team in the County planning department.  

    Learn more about the Missoula County Zoning Update at missoula.co/zoningupdate."

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

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    Missoula County begins automating COVID services as cases continue to grow
    Missoula County extends grant to help survivors of domestic violence in rural areas

    Make an appointment at covid19.missoula.co, and share your experience on social media with the hashtags #endthepandemic, #vaccinatethe406 and #gotmyshot406.

    Stay up to date with Missoula County's COVID-19 vaccine distribution success! Visit covid19.missoula.co/vaccine-information and click on the Vaccination Distribution Map and Dashboard blue button. The data is updated every Monday. If you would like to track data across Montana, visit the Montana Response page.

    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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