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ShelterWF and residents urge retention of mixed-use language in Whitefish growth policy

Whitefish City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

ShelterWF's executive director and Citizens for a Better Flathead told the council they support mixed-use zoning tied to multimodal transportation planning and criticized the planning office's public participation process as inconsistent with Montana Land Use Act requirements.

Keegan Siebenaler, executive director of ShelterWF, told the council that public comment on the draft transportation element was largely positive but that a downtown business group urged the planning commission to remove references to mixed use. "If we want Whitefish to be a multimodal community...you need people near amenities," Keegan said, arguing that mixed-use…

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