Tagged: airport

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 …

Mayor’s Roundtable: Growing pains

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 …

Council approves rezoning request

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.…

City ponders airport-area rezoning

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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