Daily Inter Lake
JACK UNDERHILL
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KALISPELL GOVERNMENT, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION REPORTER
Jack Underhill covers Kalispell city government, housing and transportation for the Daily Inter Lake. His reporting focuses on how local policy decisions affect residents and the rapidly growing Flathead Valley. Underhill has reported on housing challenges, infrastructure issues and regional service providers across Montana. His work also includes accountability reporting on complex community issues and public institutions. Originally from Massachusetts, Underhill graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a degree in Journalism before joining the Inter Lake. In his free time, Underhill enjoys mountain biking around the valley, skiing up on Big Mountain or exploring Glacier National Park.
IMPACT: Jack’s work helps residents understand how growth, housing and infrastructure decisions affect the future of their community.
ARTICLES BY JACK UNDERHILL
Kalispell Council to vote on zoning and subdivision reforms aimed at boosting housing density
Kalispell City Council will vote Monday on land use regulations aimed at promoting higher density development and streamlining the subdivision approval process.
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Kalispell Business Improvement District funds planting of 12 new trees downtown
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Columbia Falls man who allegedly threatened to ‘shoot up’ churches found guilty in jury trial
Jurors on Wednesday afternoon convicted a Columbia Falls man of threatening to shoot up local churches and harm his ex-wife.
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Columbia Falls man who allegedly threatened to ‘shoot up’ churches found guilty in jury trial
Jurors on Wednesday afternoon convicted a Columbia Falls man of threatening to shoot up local churches and harm his ex-wife.
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Planning Commission advances South Kalispell commercial development along U.S. 93
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With public hearings being phased out, Kalispell City Council looks for new ways to inform residents of subdivision proposals
City councilors on Monday agreed to find ways to alert residents to proposed subdivisions in Kalispell as state law phases out public review before municipal leaders.
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Planning Commission to consider rehab of trio of affordable housing complexes in Kalispell
The public on Tuesday can weigh in on a proposal to revamp three existing low-income apartment complexes off Two Mile Drive.
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Kalispell Council to review state-mandated changes to zoning and subdivision regulations
Kalispell City Council on Monday will mull over land use regulation changes that would promote higher density housing and eliminate public hearings on proposed subdivisions.
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Developer seeks TIF funds for 24-unit affordable housing project in Kalispell
The developer behind a proposed affordable housing project in West Kalispell is seeking public funding to help finance the project.
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Mayor’s vote seals Kalispell Land Use Plan despite conflict-of-interest warning
Mayor Ryan Hunter cast the tie-breaking vote to adopt Kalispell’s new land use plan Monday night despite the city attorney’s warning that his participation could pose a conflict of interest.
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Most pilots avoid thunderstorms, Wayne Sand welcomed them
The Vietnam veteran, pilot, aviation weather expert and author has spent most of his life in the sky.
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Mayor Ryan Hunter to host inaugural town hall gathering
Mayor Ryan Hunter is trying out a new approach to bolster lines of communication between city leadership and the community.
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With Woodland Park pond’s skating future on thin ice, Council looks to recast its use
Skating on Woodland Park pond is becoming a memory of winters past.
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Mountain bike group pedals forward on major trail projects
Flathead Area Mountain Bikers plans to kick two major trail projects back into gear this season, one at each end of the Flathead Valley.
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