The Meridian Court Apartments under construction in Kalispell on Thursday, Jan. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
January 6, 2022
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Judge issues injunction against two housing bills passed by Montana Legislature
A Gallatin County District Court judge has temporarily stopped several bills passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Gianforte that aimed to address the affordable housing crisis in the Treasure State by allowing additional buildings in neighborhoods zoned for single-family.
Gutting local zoning codes won’t fix the housing crisis
Now that Montana has finally figured out it has a serious housing problem, “housing experts” have come out of the woodwork to tell us all how to solve it.
Kalispell takes on housing issue at work session
The Kalispell City Council will hold a work session Monday to look at housing resources in the area.
Study says more multi-family zoning would ease Montana housing crunch
A new study published by a Republican-aligned Montana think tank argues that zoning reform intended to make it easier to build duplex, triplex and fourplex-style homes in urban neighborhoods represents a key strategy for Montana as the state grapples with a housing crunch driven by lagging home construction and surging in-migration.