'THE BEST IDEA I THINK I’VE EVER HEARD’
by CAROLINE LOBSINGER
Staff Writer, Bonner County Daily Bee | September 25, 2024
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.
