East Helena is on the fast track for a housing boom. With major homes and commercial developments planned by Helena Area Habitat for Humanity and Billings-based Oakland Companies among others, the town stands to gain around 2,300 mixed-income housing units, a manufacturing facility and a new commercial district just south of U.S. Highway in the next two to three years. The proposed development will be adjacent to about nine miles of Prickly Pear Land Trust trails and green space that follows the restored Prickly Pear Creek from the area to Montana City.
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