What the Wye Infrastructure Plan Is and Is Not

The Wye Infrastructure Plan will:

• Implement the recommendations of the 2019 Missoula Area Land Use Element.
• Describe existing conditions, development constraints and opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for expansion of water service and wastewater treatment within the planning area necessary to serve the planned population and development intensities.
• Include a transportation element that identifies existing and potential transportation deficiencies for both motorized and non-motorized users based on current conditions and planned population and development intensities, and recommended improvements necessary to address those deficiencies including complete street principles.
• Include an implementation strategy with estimated costs, timeframes, and prioritizations of the plan’s recommendations.

The Wye Infrastructure is not:

• A land use plan looking at appropriate density and use of the area
• The Wye 2 Targeted Economic Development District process
• Engineering-level design of systems
• Requirements or regulations, although new regulations such as stormwater standards might be recommended in the plan
• A proposal by the City of Missoula, although the city is an important stakeholder