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Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley to break ground on 11 new homes in Columbia Falls
NBCMontana
Whitefish housing program gives update on workforce rental assistance
WHITEFISH, Mont. — Whitefish City Council received an update during Monday night’s meeting on the Whitefish housing workforce rental assistance program. The program launched in Jan. 2024, and has helped 65 households, reaching 126 individuals. “We are continuing to hear that this program is really helping folks continue...
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New Amazon Warehouse In Kalispell
On the site where KGEZ and it’s towers stood for nearly six decades, a new Amazon facility is about to spring up. KGEZ departed that property five years ago, relocating to our studios on 1st Avenue East. According to information given to the city planners, this will be what...
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Plenty Of Growth Yet In Kalispell
Monday morning, on the KGEZ Good Morning Show, our guest for Glacier Banks Community Conversations is local real estate developer James Williamson. He’ll spill the beans on some of the many ownership changes in the Downtown, new commercial development in the north end, including two new hotels, bank buildings, retailers and car washes. And, of course, more homes to deal with our continued population growth.
Flathead Beacon
Habitat for Humanity Accepting Applications for Columbia Falls Townhomes
After years of preparation to bring affordable homeownership opportunities to Columbia Falls, Habitat for Humanity of the Flathead Valley is accepting applications for four townhomes located on the corner of Sixth Avenue West and Eighth Street West, a double lot the organization recently purchased for $315,000. The townhomes include one...
Hungry Horse News
Wage increases haven’t kept up with rents, study finds
A recently commissioned housing study for Columbia Falls found that about 23% of households in the Columbia Falls area (59912 Zip code) and 36% in the city limits were renters. Like home prices, rents have also increased substantially over the past five years and wage increases haven’t kept up with rent. Since 2019, the median gross rent rose an average of 9.2% a year in the city, which was faster than the county. Still, the city provides the lowest median rent in the valley, but the gap is closing. Demand continues to be high, with a vacancy rate of...
NBCMontana
Columbia Falls housing study shows growth, affordable housing needs
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Cities around Montana are conducting studies in compliance with Senate Bill 382 that passed last session. Three organizations partnered to conduct a housing study in the Columbia Falls. WSW Consulting owner, Wendy Sullivan, presented the data to the City Council and the Planning Board on...
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Columbia Falls council members review housing study draft
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Monday night in Columbia Falls, City Council members discussed overcrowding, home prices and rent affordability. City Council and Planning Board members reviewed a draft housing study. The purpose of this study was to estimate housing needs in the 59912 Columbia Falls zip code. They also...
Hungry Horse News
Columbia Falls will take first look at housing study Monday
The Columbia Falls city council and planning commission will have a joint meeting Monday, Feb. 24 to take a first look at a draft housing study. The study was commissioned by the city to comply with the Montana Land Use Planning Act. It will be used, in part, for the city to craft a new city land use plan as dictated by state law. The city hired Wendy Sullivan of WSW Consulting to do the comprehensive study. The contract was for $57,100, of which $30,000 was covered by a state Department of Commerce grant. Sullivan has done other studies...
KULR8
Kalispell residents voice concerns over rising property taxes
KALISPELL, Mont. – Residents of Kalispell gathered with local leadership to express their concerns about the increasing burden of property taxes in Montana. Many homeowners are finding it difficult to maintain their homes as several have fixed incomes, are nearing retirement, and have concern for the next generation of Montana homeowners.
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Kalispell residents voice concerns over rising property taxes
KALISPELL, Mont. – Residents of Kalispell gathered with local leadership to express their concerns about the increasing burden of property taxes in Montana. Many homeowners are finding it difficult to maintain their homes as several have fixed incomes, are nearing retirement, and have concern for the next generation of Montana homeowners.
Whitefish Pilot
New townhome project construction begins at Whitefish Mountain Resort
The team behind the Powder Peak development near the base of Chair 2 at Whitefish Mountain Resort met for a groundbreaking Jan. 22, although construction of the first of several buildings is already well underway. The project that includes 38 ski-in ski-out townhomes is being built on about an acre at the site of the former Alpinglow Inn. Canadian developers and owners Reid Keebaugh and Jason Ortt worked with Neo Studio, an architectural firm in Denver, for the design. The development features two- and three-bedroom units, each with outdoor decks, private hot tubs, 10-foot ceilings and heated private garages....
Bigfork Eagle
Community meeting looks to connect conservationists
In an area as dispersed as the Swan, people have to find a way to come together to protect the place they call home. Community members gathered to discuss a variety of issues affecting the Swan watershed on Thursday, Jan. 23 at Flathead Lake Brewing Co. in Bigfork. The presentation began with a 15-minute showing of the 2022 film “Life in the Land: The Seeley-Swan Region.” “This film, and the other films of the Life in the Land series, are meant to elevate the value in community-guided approaches within the landscape, connecting how the well-being of a community is...