BoCo refuses FAA grant
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Dec. 28 to refuse grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, expressing concerns about the source of the money as well …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Bonner County commissioners voted Dec. 28 to refuse grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration, expressing concerns about the source of the money as well …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council made a number of big decisions at its Dec. 18 meeting, approving a range of land use policy changes related to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission took in a presentation Nov. 19 on the airport component of the recently launched Comprehensive Plan update, …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint is growing. The population grew 5.1% in 2017, far above the 1.2% annual average. We are seeing development throughout the city in residential …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council approved a request last week to rezone part of a property near Sandpoint Airport from Industrial Technical Park to Residential Single Family.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A battle between a local couple and the city of Sandpoint over a rezoning request continues to unfold following a Wednesday night council meeting.
According …
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