Swan Valley Planning Committee

The Swan Valley Planning Committee presented a revised public draft of the Swan Valley Neighborhood Plan on October 21st, 2025 to the Swan Valley Community Council. The Community Council did not make a recommendation on the plan at the meeting, postponing that decision until the November 18th, 2025 meeting. No further meetings of the Swan Valley Planning Committee are anticipated at this time.

You can view the revised draft of the plan here. Paper copies of these documents will be available at the Swan Valley Library during the first week of October. You can read a summary of public comment received on the plan and from the 2025 spring and summer public meetings.

Your input is essential to shaping a plan that reflects the values and priorities of residents. To review the draft and provide comments, please visit the project website:

https://missoulacountyvoice.com/swan-valley-planning-committee or submit feedback via email to swanvalleycommunitycouncil@gmail.com

The plan is at the beginning of the adoption process, and the following boards will review and make recommendations on it before it goes to the county commissioners for approval:

• Swan Valley Community Council: a follow up public meeting scheduled for November 18th, 2025
• Missoula Consolidated Planning Board: scheduled for December 16th, 2025
• Board of County Commissioners.

The Swan Valley Planning Committee was a sub-committee of the Swan Valley Community Council tasked with exploring ideas, opportunities, and applications for land use planning tools that could be developed to address residents’ concerns around growth in the Swan Valley.

Members of the Planning Committee were appointed by the Swan Valley Community Council on Nov. 21, 2023. They were directed to explore land use issues the community is most concerned about, and what planning tools might best address those issues. The Planning Committee determined to pursue updating the 1996 Swan Valley Neighborhood plan, which was approved by the Swan Valley Community Council. The Community Council disbanded the Planning Committee by vote on October, 21st 2025 after presenting the draft neighborhood plan.

Planning Committee Members: Helene Michael, Luke Lamar, Grace Siloti, Gary Lazarowski, Joan McGuire, Marcia Tapp (non-voting member), Tom Parker, Jon Simon, Christian Spilker, Len Kobylenski, Christine Straube (non-voting member), Bill Lombardi, Jenny Rorher (non-voting member and note taker).

This webpage is a place for the community to track the activities of the planning process, find resources, such as the 1996 Swan Valley Neighborhood Plan, and keep track of meeting times and dates. Find the agenda, meeting times, and dates for the Planning Process under the "key dates" widget on the right-hand side.