City Residents Asked to Participate in Housing Survey
Author: mt43news staff reporter
City Residents Asked to Participate in Housing Survey
MT43 News Staff Reporter
If you see it in your neighborhood, say something.
The adage applies to the City Council’s request to residents to complete a survey about available housing in Townsend. At the August 19 council meeting, housing committee member Angie Wintrow said she was hopeful the survey would reveal where unoccupied houses, empty buildings and empty lots are located within the city limits. “We are asking people when they pay their utility bills to fill out the survey about their neighborhoods,” she explained.
The council committee will follow up with requests from the planning board about what houses, apartments and empty lots are available for possible low-income housing.
The survey, designed by the city’s engineering firm WWC of Helena, is paid for by a grant through the Montana Department of Commerce. City officials applied for the grant in June 2024. The $24,000 award was granted in February of this year. City Council is responsible for a $3,000 match as well as a $3,000 in-kind investment.
The survey form is available on the city’s website or can be accessed at the city office. For more information, please call (406) 266-3911.
