MISSOULA — Citing the heat produced by the Missoula Public Library's roof and the need to address polluting stormwater runoff, members of the City Council on Wednesday approved a $149,000 contract to turn the rock roof into a green island.

To aid in the project, the city landed a $1 million grant from the Western Montana Conservation Commission's green stormwater infrastructure program. The grant requires a 25% match, with the Library Foundation providing $70,000, and the Missoula Redevelopment Agency (MRA) and Missoula County each contributing roughly $75,000 over the next two fiscal years.

“Because stormwater needs to be managed in urban environments to protect water quality and prevent flooding, we have a lot of regulations that oversee our work,” said Tracy Campbell, superintendent o

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