Local assistance on Section 8 housing canned by state

Users of Section 8 low-income housing in the area have been receiving letters telling them that they will no longer be able to work with the District 4 Human Resources Development Council on matters relating to the program, which many in the area have done for years.

Montana Department of Commerce Housing Division Administrator Cheryl Cohen said the department has had a contract with the HRDC to assist with the local administration of the Section 8 housing in Blaine, Hill and Liberty counties, a contract that ended June 30 of this year and is not being renewed.

Cohen said this includes that HR...