Columbia Falls considering converting baseball field into housing

Columbia Falls will look at possibly partnering with Habitat for Humanity and the Northwest Montana Community Land Trust on converting a parcel of city-owned land off Railroad Street into affordable housing.

The 1.3-acre lot is currently a youth baseball field, but doesn’t get a lot of use, according to city officials. It is not deeded as park land, City Manager Susan Nicosia told Council earlier this month.

If it was deeded as a park, it would require a vote by the public to actually sell it, she noted.