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KALISPELL 67°F 19°C LIGHT RAIN RELATED STORIES: News & Features County Loans Development Agency $8 Million for CHS Move Loan has a 4 percent annual interest rate and must be paid off in 20 years BY JUSTIN FRANZ MAY 15, 2018 Flathead County has loaned the Flathead County Economic Development Authority $8 million to help cover the cost of moving CHS Kalispell to the new Glacier Rail Park currently under construction in Evergreen. CHS has a relocation agreement with FCEDA to help move its grain elevator and other facilities from downtown Kalispell to the rail Reinventing The Modern Mall • Kalispell Rail Trail Design to Begin in Earnest This Spring • Kalispell Selects Design Team for New Rail Trail • SPARTAN RACE PHOTO GALLERY New Normal in Montana Politics VIEW STORY MORE EDITOR'S PICK SHOW CAPTION ---PAGE BREAK--- park to facilitate the removal of the railroad through town. Once CHS and another business, Northwest Drywall, are relocated and the tracks are removed, a trail will be built connecting Woodland Park with Meridian Road. The Flathead County Commission approved the loan on May 7. Commissioners Gary Kruger and Phil Mitchell voted in support of the loan. Commissioner Pam Holmquist voted against the measure because she said the voters should decide on a loan of that size and nature. The loan has a 4 percent per annual interest rate and must be paid off in 20 years. Most of the money for the loan is coming from what the county has saved to build a new jail and the rest is coming from cash reservers. Correction: A previous version of this story stated that the loan had been made to Montana West Economic Development and not . MORE FROM THE BEACON 1 Comment Sort by Ron Fisher So use old silo structure for high rise jail cells Like ꞏ Reply ꞏ 21h Facebook Comments Plugin Newest Add a comment... A Van of Adventure Real Estate Market Trends Embed View on Twitter Flathead Beacon staff A Twitter list by @FlatheadBeacon Follow our journalists for breaking news & other reports 1h Paddlefest, coming up this weekend at Wayfarers State Park, makes the North shore scene even sweeter. flatheadliving.com/2018/04/08/fla… @Flatheadliving ---PAGE BREAK--- NEWS & FEATURES SPORTS OUTDOORS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT OPINION PHOTOS EVENTS ABOUT US MARKETPLACE Advertise Subscribe Advertiser Tear Sheets Email & RSS Feeds Contact Us © 2018 Flathead Beacon, All Rights Reserved. Use of this site is subject to the Flathead Beacon's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Flathead Beacon Local Attorneys Face off in Justice of the Peace Race 17 Main Street • Kalispell • Montana • 59901 • USA • (406) 2579220 •