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Yellowstone Plans Employee Housing Upgrades

By • Feb 20, 2020
Among other upgrades, Yellowstone Park plans to replace 64 trailers that were built between 1960 and 1983. The park says those trailers, that annually house up to 100 employees, are extremely substandard.
Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park has unveiled a major initiative to upgrade employee housing, which park officials say is long overdue.

About half of Yellowstone National Park’s 800 employees live in park housing. Park spokeswoman Morgan Warthin describes the quality of that housing as, “Fair to poor.”

First Round Of Montana Loans For Affordable Housing Announced

By • Feb 11, 2020

The Montana Department of Commerce announced Feb. 11 that four towns will receive state funding to support development and rehabilitation of affordable rental homes.

Missoula, Montana, Grapples With A Housing Affordability Crisis

By editor • Dec 9, 2019

Midsize cities in the western U.S. are facing a housing crunch. 

Bozeman Releases Draft Community Housing Plan For Public Comment

By • Nov 8, 2019

Montana’s fastest growing city is moving one step closer on a plan intended to tackle affordable housing.

Senate Hears Testimony On Roadblocks To Tribal Housing

By • Oct 16, 2019

A Fort Belknap council member briefed the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Wednesday about roadblocks to homeownership.

As HRDC Collects Public Input, Affordable Housing Projects Move Forward

By • Jul 18, 2019

A non-profit organization that serves more than 12,000 people in southwest Montana is updating its community needs assessment. It helps determine which projects get the green light and affects how millions of dollars are allocated. Communities across Park, Gallatin and Meagher Counties identified affordable housing as one of the top priorities in the last assessment three years ago.

City Of Whitefish Sued Over Affordable Housing Policy

By • Jul 16, 2019
Downtown Whitefish, MT.
Josh Burnham / Montana Public Radio

A Flathead County land use consulting company is suing the City of Whitefish, saying it violated Montana open meeting laws when it crafted its recently implemented affordable housing policy.

$6 Million Affordable Housing Project To Open In Ronan

By • Jul 8, 2019
Monday, Lake County Community Housing and Ronan Housing Authority has received a $450,000 Montana Department of Commerce grant, the last piece of funding it needs to build a 40-unit apartment complex.
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A $6 million affordable housing project in Ronan is set to become a reality later this year.

Monday, Lake County Community Housing and Ronan Housing Authority received a $450,000 Montana Department of Commerce grant, the last piece of funding it needs to build a 40-unit apartment complex.

Increased Housing, Support Services For Homeless Could Lower Montana Medicaid Cost

By • Jun 20, 2019

A new report says Montana could save money on Medicaid by providing housing and support services to homeless people.

Tiny Home Village Aims To Address Homelessness, Health In Bozeman

By • Jun 4, 2019

An organization in Bozeman recently received half-a-million dollars to jumpstart Montana’s first tiny home village for people facing chronic homelessness.

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