Latest Zoning was Never Bottom-Up We recently recorded the first two episodes of our new podcast, The Public Comment with ShelterWF. Episode one, with Nathan Dugan of Livable Flathead, covered Escaping the Housing Trap by Chuck Marohn and Daniel Herriges. Episode two, with co-founder and planning commissioner Mallory Phillips, covered The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. Two different books, two... Keegan Siebenaler Keegan Siebenaler · Jul 7, 2026 · 4 min read
Whitefish Growth Policy Updates Whitefish Growth Policy UpdatesSee below for meetings and action items.Whitefish’s Growth Policy — the city’s primary planning document — has not been updated since 2007. This outdated Growth Policy is a consistent... Keegan Siebenaler Keegan Siebenaler · Sep 19, 2025 · 21 min read
Montanans Against Irresponsible Densification, LLC v. State of Montana Shortly after the passage of many state-level pro-housing reforms in 2023, a newly-formed group of homeowners, calling themselves Montanans Against Irresponsible Densification, LLC (MAID), filed a lawsuit claiming that four of these... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · Aug 18, 2025 · 4 min read
Our Wins Our Impact: Shelter WF's Wins ✨Shelter WF has a proven track record of success. We've successfully advocated for pro-housing policies at the state legislature, and when those laws have been challenged, we've... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · Aug 5, 2025 · 1 min read
Alpenglow Phase 2 - Whitefish Affordable Apartment Homes View the plan here.Meeting date: February 5, 2024 (City Council) - RSVP here!Shelter WF supports Housing Whitefish's proposal for Alpenglow Phase 2.This proposal is for 18 apartment homes that will be 100% deed-restricted... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · Jan 24, 2024 · 2 min read
Whitefish Corridor Community - Passed on 6/19/2023 Whitefish Corridor Community - Passed by the City Council on June 19, 2023.View the plan here.Located 1/2 mile from the heart of downtown - an easy and fast walk over the viaduct... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · Jun 20, 2023 · 4 min read
Whitefish Community Housing Committee - Established on 1/3/2023 ESTABLISHED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON 1/3/2023. OUR OWN LEANETTE GALAZ WAS SEATED ON THE COMMITTEE. THANKS FOR SENDING IN YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT!Whitefish’s current Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee is set... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · Jan 4, 2023 · 1 min read
Depot Park Townhomes - Passed on 12/19/2022 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON 12/19/2022A Whitefish Housing Authority development, located in the heart of downtown Whitefish at the corner of Railway and Columbia, near the Whitefish Middle School. Twenty-two (22)... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · Dec 20, 2022 · 3 min read
2022 Whitefish Community Housing Action Plan - Adopted on 11/21/2022 ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON 11/21/2022View the plan draft here.The draft plan will go in front of the city council on Monday, November 21, 2022, for potential adoption. This plan will set... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · Nov 22, 2022 · 1 min read
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Code Updates - Passed on 5/16/2022 PASSED CITY COUNCIL (4-1) ON MAY 16, 2022The new ordinance became effective on June 16, 2022.An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a smaller, independent residential dwelling unit located on the same lot... Nathan Dugan Nathan Dugan · May 17, 2022 · 2 min read