Retired Leader Returns to Save Affordable Housing | Park City News

Park City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 12, 2026 · 1m

Scott Loomis, a retired housing leader who returned from retirement to save Mountainlands Community Housing Trust after a turbulent leadership gap, just won the Bob Wells Award for his decades-long fight to make housing affordable. Since 1993, Mountainlands has built 900–1,000 homes in Summit and Wasatch counties, helping families live where they work and keeping communities intact. Loomis stepped back in during a crisis—economic shocks, supply chain chaos, and a six-month interim director vacuum—and guided the nonprofit to stability before hiring their current exec in 2024. His work isn’t…