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Sponsor a downtown flower basket

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

When Sandpoint’s Business Improvement District dissolved, so did the funding for downtown’s iconic flower baskets.

To keep the bright tradition going, the Sandpoint Shopping District …

Workshop to reshape BID

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Following a long process of information gathering, the city is ready to start reworking the Sandpoint Business Improvement District.

A workshop set for Wednesday, July …

BID report produces mixed results

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

A draft report of public opinion regarding the Sandpoint Business Improvement District compiled by Boise State University students returned mixed results, according to Sandpoint City …

BID to be re-evaluated

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

With the Business Improvement District caught in limbo, city officials will soon begin contemplating its fate.

Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton plans to open discussion …

BID manager Kim Queen resigns

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Officials confirmed last week that Kim Queen, manager of the Sandpoint Business Improvement District, resigned from her job.

According to Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce …

The notorious BID

By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff

Every year, the Sandpoint City Council goes through a similar routine.

Deep into the process of preparing the city’s finances for the next year, members …

Want to be in a parade?

What’s better than watching the Winter Carnival Parade of Lights? Being in the parade, of course!

The Sandpoint Business Improvement District (BID) is looking for parade participants in this year’s …

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