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Neighborhood defenders must also look to the future

by Velvet Phillips-Sullivan
| January 25, 2026 12:00 AM

Neighborhood defender — that is what I used to think of myself.

When I served on Whitefish City Council from 2004-2007, I believed my role was to protect neighborhoods, and the people I considered my neighbors, from change and discomfort. This was during a major housing boom, when my community was changing rapidly. 

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