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<p>Hello Missoulians,</p>
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Mountain Line is looking for citizen input on its future priorities as part of the latest update to our Strategic Plan. The agency will be hosting a series of open houses in different neighborhoods where citizens can view future alternatives for Missoula’s
bus system and offer feedback. </p>
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Mountain Line’s Strategic Plan is <span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">a guiding document which describes how the agency will direct service over the next 30 years. This kind of planning takes place every 5 to 7 years. The Strategic Plan seeks to balance the
needs and desires of the community with the fixed amount of resources available to provide effective service that benefits Missoula as a whole. Understanding the difficult tradeoffs involved is a key element to making informed choices on how transit should
grow in Missoula</span></p>
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Each open house runs from 5:30pm to 7pm and will include a brief presentation and question and answer session with Mountain Line staff and transit design experts. There will be a presentation each night beginning at approximately 6:15pm. Attendees may drop
in at any time during the events. Open houses are scheduled at the following times and locations:</p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol; color:#212121">·<span style="font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="color:#212121">Thursday, November 2, 5:30pm – 7pm, Florence Hotel Lobby, 111 N. Higgins</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:#212121">Thursday, November 9, 5:30pm – 7pm, Home ReSource Community Room, 1515 Wyoming St.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:#212121">Wednesday, November 15, 5:30pm – 7pm, Univ. Villages Community Room, 2595 Maurice Ave.</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:#212121">Thursday, November 16, 5:30pm – 7pm, Missoula Fairgrounds Arts Building, 1101 South Ave.</span></p>
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For more information on Mountain Line and the Strategic Plan update and the open house schedule, please visit
<a href="http://www.mountainline.com/strategicplan2017" id="LPlnk457990" previewremoved="true">
www.mountainline.com/strategicplan2017</a> or email info@mountainline.com.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>Bill Pfeiffer</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt">Community Outreach Coordinator</span><br>
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<p>Mountain Line</p>
<p>1221 Shakespeare St.</p>
<p>Missoula, MT 59802</p>
<p>bpfeiffer@mountainline.com</p>
<p>406.543.8386, Ext. 111</p>
<p>@MslaBus (Twitter) @mslabus (Instagram)</p>
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