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ShelterWF, Citizens for a Better Flathead press council on mixed‑use and public participation in growth policy update
Summary
Speakers at the Nov. 17 council meeting said the planning process for Whitefish’s growth policy update needs more open public participation and warned the planning commission against removing 'mixed use' from the transportation element; staff noted scheduling and need to comply with MLUPAA requirements by May 2026.
Keegan Siebenhaler, executive director of ShelterWF, and Mary Flowers of Citizens for a Better Flathead used the Whitefish City Council public comment period on Nov. 17 to press council and staff on two related planning concerns: retaining 'mixed use' language in the transportation element of the growth policy and improving the public participation process for the growth‑policy update.
Siebenhaler told the council that a downtown business…
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