Council hashes through proposal on workforce housing funding

After parsing through the details of a proposal that would allow for workforce housing projects to apply for city tax increment financing funds, Kalispell City Council on Monday still appeared split on the best course of action moving forward.

The city is looking at whether to update two of its urban renewal plans to specifically allow for tax increment financing (TIF) funds to be made available for projects with workforce housing, which is a term often used to indicate a program targeted at households earning too much to qualify for traditional low-income housing subsidies...