Martin Kidston

(Missoula Current) Portions of an aging affordable housing complex in Missoula will be rehabilitated using funding awarded this week by the Montana Department of Commerce.

On Wednesday, the agency announced more than $39 million in new federal housing tax credits. Of that, $8.5 million goes to the Missoula Housing Authority to rehabilitate 40 units within the Wildflower Apartment complex.

"The projects that were selected by the Montana Housing Board will provide more affordable housing options for families and seniors,” said Commerce Director Marta Bertoglio. “As Montana’s economy continues to grow, it is crucial that our workers and their families have an affordable place to call home.”

The federal pot of funding will help either build or rehabilitate 160 affordable hom

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