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.
September 25, 2024
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LEAP project nets workforce housing grant
A Priest River affordable housing project has received a $30,000 grant from a regional credit union and its partners. Working with partners, STCU helped secure nearly $200,000 in late 2024 for critically needed workforce housing projects in Spokane County and North Idaho. Among them is LEAP Housing, which received a $30,000 grant for The Village at River View Ridge, a six-unit workforce housing project in western Bonner County.
Nonprofits team up to create workforce housing
A partnership between local nonprofits and the philanthropic community is making workforce housing a reality — and without any funding.
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Community housing project kicked off with groundbreaking
The Potlatch Loop community 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.