Martin Kidston

(Missoula Current) A proposal envisioned in the Downtown Master Plan to bring recreational skating to Caras Park will get a closer look in the coming months to determine if the project is feasible.

The Missoula Redevelopment Agency will begin seeking a consultant to measure the reality of an “outdoor, multi-season recreational ribbon” at the downtown park.

“This study would really dig into space requirements, infrastructure, pro-forma, those sorts of things,” said MRA project manager Annette Marchesseault. “While the master plan shows a ribbon, we need to study the feasibility of that.” loading...

Completed in 2020, the Downtown Master Plan calls for parks that serve as a year-round destination, even when the days are short and darkness comes early. Such “winter activat

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