MISSOULA — The federal government shutdown has been ongoing for almost a month now, and with the potential for programs like SNAP to run out of money , the impacts of the shutdown are soon to be felt by many.

The City of Missoula is already feeling the consequences of the shutdown, however.

Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis says that the biggest impact on the city so far has been the delay of various grants that they have already received. This includes grants for improvements along South Street, meant to install sidewalks and separated bike lanes.

Davis says that the shutdown has the potential to delay such projects by months, if not years, because of the backlog the federal government will have once it is reopened.

“The federal government is a large institution. There are many people wor

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