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Libby council delays decision on $200,000 community development fund plan; will consider Moore Memorial Center repair request
Summary
Councilors debated whether to use community development funds to create an in‑house grant writer/community coordinator with roughly $200,000 startup or partner with KRDC; a motion to proceed was withdrawn pending clearer scope. Separately, the council will consider at its next meeting a request to use funds (estimate ~$19,000) to repair the Moore Memorial Center heating ignition.
The council spent significant time debating how to spend a proposed community development fund and whether to hire or contract a grant writer or community coordinator.
Jennifer McCully, speaking for the Kootenai River Development Council board, asked the council to consider partnership between KRDC and the city on a community development fund that could include dedicated staff to manage grants and projects. Gary Hunsberger, president of…
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