A tool to safeguard public funding for housing projects

“Use the right tool, for the right job, in the right way.” It’s a motto good craftsmen, mechanics and chefs swear by.  

Try loosening a rusty bolt with pliers, when you really need a socket wrench and WD-40. Or try using a meat cleaver to trim a kiwi, when you really need a peeler. 

Kalispell city councilors should heed that advice as they consider an update to its Downtown Urban Renewal Plan that would make workforce housing developments eligible for tax increment finance funding.