'The best idea I think I've ever heard'
Kaniksu Land Trust Executive Director Katie Cox, far left, and Bart Cochran, CEO of LEAP Housing, lead those gathered in a toast to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Potlatch Loop housing trust project in Priest River.
Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
Katie Cox, Kaniksu Land Trust director; Ben McGrann, KLT Community Housing Trust board; contractor Bill Daum of Daum Construction, Susie Kubiak of the Equinox Foundation, Chrystle Horvath, Bonner Community Housing Authority, Priest River Mayor Jeff Connolly and Bart Cochran of LEAP Housing take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Potlatch Loop project on Tuesday.
PRIEST RIVER — "That's the best idea I think I've ever heard."
That, Priest River Mayor Jeff Connolly told the several dozen people gathered for the groundbreaking, was his reaction to the Potlatch Loop Project community housing trust project when Katie Cox, Kaniksu Land Trust executive director, told him about it.
The project dates back to 2021, when KLT began laying the groundwork for the housing initiative, first establishing a housing advisory committee that began drafting governing documents, structuring operations, drafting the ground lease, and researching mortgage and lending options.
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