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At what cost is Mountain Water no longer a good deal for Missoula?

Monday afternoon, the Missoula City Club hosted a debate http://www.matr.net/article-64044.html between city councilors regarding the purchase of Mountain Water. Bryan von Lossberg spoke for it and Adam Hertz against. Moderator Steve Fetveit opened with a biographical sketch of each: von Lossberg worked in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and holds environmental studies and mechanical engineering degrees from the University of Montana and Stanford, and Hertz’s elementary school teacher was in the audience.

That got a laugh. I mention it because a) Hertz is likably aware of the limits of his own expertise and b) pretty much everyone who spoke that afternoon uttered the phrase "I’m not an engineer."

The exception was von Lossberg. He is a literal rocket scientist, so he did not have to answer every question by avowing his own ignorance. He came to the debate having done his diligence, and his arguments in favor of condemnation were clear-eyed and practical. He could not, however, answer one question:

By Dan Brooks

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