Category: Newsletter
The weekly Land Use Planning Brief — archived issues.
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Kalispell Funds New Downtown Benches, Weighs $13.9M Mall TIF Request — The Brief, November 9, 2026
Kalispell approves new downtown street furniture, takes up a $13.9 million mall redevelopment request, and planners review 216 low-income apartments. Read it →
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Columbia Falls Lands $8.5M for Senior Housing, Whitefish Takes Up Depot Park Townhomes — The Brief, November 2, 2026
Columbia Falls lands 29 affordable senior apartments, Whitefish moves to finish the Depot Park Townhomes, and Kalispell takes a final vote on… Read it →
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Lakeside Sewer District Pauses Annexations, Territory 1889 Back Before Commissioners — The Brief, October 26, 2026
Lakeside’s sewer district pauses annexations as it nears capacity, Samaritan House lands $2.6 million, and Kalispell revisits biosolids. Read it →
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Lakeside Luxury Resort Vote Delayed Again, Kalispell Mall Redevelopment Advances — The Brief, October 19, 2026
The first phase of a Lakeside luxury resort hits another delay, Kalispell’s mall redevelopment advances, and tiny homes go before the Kalispell… Read it →
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Lakeside Neighbors Seek Citizen-Initiated Zoning, Whitefish Council Rejects Micro Lot District — The Brief, October 12, 2026
Lakeside neighbors petition for their own zoning district, Whitefish turns down micro lot zoning, and Kalispell planners take up fourplexes. Read it →
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Whitefish Won’t Fight 60-Foot Downtown Buildings, Council Takes Up Micro Lot Zoning — The Brief, October 5, 2026
Whitefish drops its push to cap downtown buildings at 45 feet, its council takes up a new micro lot zoning district, and… Read it →
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Columbia Falls’ Largest-Ever Subdivision Breaks Ground, Whitefish Revisits Its Growth Policy — The Brief, September 21, 2026
Columbia Falls’ 421-home Teakettle Heights breaks ground, Whitefish reworks Vision Whitefish 2045, and Kalispell weighs land for affordable housing. Read it →
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Flathead County’s $209 Million Budget Funds New Jail, Lakeside Clears Water for 350-Home Resort — The Brief, August 31, 2026
Flathead County adopts a $209 million budget that funds its new jail, the Lakeside water board leases water to a 350-home resort… Read it →
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Whitefish Moves to Shield Downtown from 60-Foot Buildings, Three Cities Adopt Budgets — The Brief, August 24, 2026
Whitefish’s planning commission advances a plan to protect downtown from 60-foot buildings, all three city councils adopt their FY2027 budgets, and the… Read it →