Sandpoint to present proposed $49.6 million budget for FY 2023
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint is proposing a fiscal year 2023 budget of $49,655,545 — up from $40,597,539 in FY 2022 — with the single biggest …
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Sandpoint P&Z recommends approval of Boyer Farms subdivision Phase II
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted Aug. 2 to recommend approval of a preliminary plat request from Carousel Holdings, LLC., which is …
City Council OK’s wording for ballot measure increasing Sandpoint bed tax
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved language Aug. 3 for a proposed increase to the tax on short-term lodging, which is slated to appear on …
August is public’s opportunity to comment on goals, objectives of BoCo Comp Plan
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The window to weigh in on the Bonner County Planning Commission’s proposed changes to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Bonner County Comprehensive Plan …
BoCo accepts campground extension grant despite sheriff pushback
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 2 to accept grant funding from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation to expand the RV campground at …
‘This is a tourist tax’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint residents are more likely than not to see a measure on their 2022 ballots asking to increase the current 7% tax on short-term lodging …
Effort to recall Boundary Co. Library Board underway
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Four out of five members of the Boundary County Library Board are facing a recall effort from a faction of the community concerned about a …
Camp Bay wastewater treatment facility approved with conditions
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Members of the Bonner County Zoning Commission unanimously approved a conditional use permit July 21 for a wastewater treatment facility at the Camp Bay development.…
BoCo RV campground expansion spurs debate
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners tabled a decision July 26 to accept grant funding from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation for an extension of the …
County to consider wastewater treatment facility at Camp Bay
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Zoning Commission will review an application for a conditional use permit from M3 Idaho Camp Bay, LLC on Thursday, July 21, considering …
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
