Flathead Valley Land Use Planning Brief

Flathead County adopts a $209 million budget that funds its new jail, the Lakeside water board leases water to a 350-home resort near Blacktail Mountain, and Kalispell picks a consultant for its housing study.

Whitefish’s planning commission advances a plan to protect downtown from 60-foot buildings, all three city councils adopt their FY2027 budgets, and the city funds two more Habitat townhomes.

Fifty-five manufactured homes become resident-owned, three city councils finalize budgets, and Whitefish takes up Vision 2045 amendments.

New University of Montana data ranks Kalispell the state's least affordable market, the council approves Habitat's 95-home Birchwood subdivision, and two city boards meet this week.

A University of Montana forum lays out the economics of data centers, the Kalispell council votes on Habitat’s 95-home Birchwood subdivision, and Columbia Falls hears about valley transit Monday night.