Higher fees intended to make ‘growth pay for growth’ By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The cost of both residential and non-residential development in Sandpoint is going to get more expensive, after the Sandpoint City Council...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The city of Ponderay will host an open house and public hearing Thursday, July 24 focused on its updated Comprehensive Plan. Bringing together consultants, Planning Commission members and city staff,...
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm Reader Contributor Some recent public discussion surrounding parking and proposed downtown housing reflects how deeply Sandpoint residents care about our downtown core. I respect and appreciate that passion — it’s...
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Bonner County commissioners made two decisions at the March 25 business meeting that will affect future population density and land use, approving a 182-day moratorium on all minor land...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff More residents than normal attended the Jan. 21 meeting of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission, eager to hear a presentation from Planning and Community Development Director Jason Welker...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The world is shining a little dimmer this week. Ted Bowers, one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever had the pleasure to know, has passed away from a...
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist For the first 10 years of my career as a builder in Sandpoint, my contract with customers consisted of a verbal agreement and a handshake. We relied on each...
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist In my last article I wrote about safety and what we can do to prevent accidents and injuries. My wife pointed out after reading it that I had left...
By Ted Bowers Reader Columnist Editor’s note: In Ted’s last column, he discussed the importance of making a plan before you build. In this Part II, he talks about scale drawings of your project...
By Ted Bowers Reader Builder Columnist So you have a building project you want to undertake. Where do you start? What comes next? Presumably you know what you want, but not quite sure of...
