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Kalispell council weighs dedicated housing staff, development partnerships and housing study funding
Summary
Council members discussed creating or supporting outside partnerships to deliver affordable housing, the possibility of a staff position to coordinate housing programs and plans to fund and complete a housing study and implementation work.
Kalispell City Council members discussed options Tuesday for advancing affordable housing, including hiring or allocating staff time for implementation, partnering with nonprofits and developers, and moving forward with a two-part housing study and implementation plan.
Council discussion focused on two linked tasks: (1) completing an updated housing study that identifies what types and quantities of housing the city needs and (2) creating or enabling programs to produce those units. Several council members and staff said a dedicated staff person — or a partnership with a nonprofit or housing…
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