City leaders and investors are eyeing a new tool included in the federal tax plan as a way to boost the city’s affordable housing stock and Class A office space, though doing so will require planning and community input, members of a panel discussion said Tuesday.

Exactly what comes with the 25 opportunity zones established across Montana remains in flux, but local leaders believe the new investment tool could fund needed projects in Missoula, including improvements along the Broadway corridor.

By Martin Kidston