C-Falls works with land trust on affordable housing

The city of Columbia Falls and the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust are hoping to bring more affordable housing to Columbia Falls by the end of the year.

The Columbia Falls City Council approved a memorandum of understanding at its April 6 meeting to provide $120,000 to the land trust through the federal Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), which provides grants to states and communities to fund a wide range of activities including building, buying, and/or rehabilitating affordable housing for rent or homeownership or providing direct rental assistance to low-income people...