Judge says Missoula can take over Mountain Water by condemnation

A Missoula District Court judge says the city has proven it’s "more necessary" for the city to own its water utility than to have it continue in private hands.

That’s the ruling handed down Monday by Judge Karen Townsend in the city’s multi-million dollar effort to take over ownership of Mountain Water through the condemnation process.

By Dennis Bragg

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