Your Weekly Flathead Valley Land Use Planning Brief

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We hope that you had a chance to see family/friends and enjoy some good food during last week’s holiday. This is your Monday primer about the Land Use Plan updates in Columbia Falls, Kalispell, and Whitefish. Read on below for what happened last week, upcoming meetings, and other pertinent information.

We recently published a blog post exploring the Flathead Valley’s housing shortage based on housing need studies in Columbia Falls and Whitefish, and the draft housing element in Kalispell. Click here to read this blog post.

Columbia Falls

Community Land Use Survey Live Through December 11, 2025

Upcoming:

• Nothing this week. The next Land Use Plan discussion will occur at the Columbia Falls Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, December 11, 2025, where utility infrastructure will be discussed.

• Annual Public Meeting for Mountain Climber, Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 6 p.m., The Hub Downtown (533 1st Ave E, Columbia Falls)

Last Week:

• Nothing last week.

• Read our blog post on the city’s current public water and sewer/wastewater infrastructure by clicking here.

Kalispell

Upcoming:

• Nothing this week. The next Land Use Plan discussion will occur at the Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Kalispell Planning Commission meeting. The agenda for this meeting is not yet published.

• Annual Public Meeting for Mountain Climber, Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 2 p.m., South County Campus, 2nd Floor Conference Room (40 11th St W, Kalispell)

• We anticipate that a full Land Use Plan draft will be available in the next 1-2 months. At that point, the entire Land Use Plan will be reviewed by the Planning Commission prior to advancing to the City Council for adoption.

Last Week:

• Nothing last week.

Whitefish

Upcoming:

• Whitefish Planning Commission to complete Transportation Element and for Discussion About Public Participation, Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 6 p.m., Whitefish City Hall (418 E 2nd St, Whitefish)

• Annual Public Meeting for Mountain Climber, Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., Whitefish City Hall (418 E 2nd St, Whitefish)

• Whitefish Community Housing Committee meeting to finish work on the draft Housing Element, Monday, December 8, 2025 at 2 p.m., Whitefish City Hall (418 E 2nd St, Whitefish)

  • The Housing Element draft will be made publicly available shortly after this meeting.