City continues vacation rental discussions
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council is taking its time in reshaping its vacation rental policies, continuing the discussion to its Oct. 18 meeting.
An effort to …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council is taking its time in reshaping its vacation rental policies, continuing the discussion to its Oct. 18 meeting.
An effort to …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council approved a budget of $40,136,717 for fiscal year 2018 on Wednesday night.
Council members opted not to give elected officials a …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
As the newly appointed District One director for the Association of Idaho Cities, Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad will have a hand in planning policies that …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For its quickly growing reputation as a dog-friendly town, Sandpoint still doesn’t have a park where residents can gather and exercise their pets. Now a …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The long-awaited switch-over to two-way traffic begins today, Thursday, on Fifth Avenue.
After numerous weather-related delays, first from the fall to the spring and then …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If you have an opinion about the Sandpoint Business Improvement District, the time to share it is coming up soon.
The city announced last week …
By Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Happy belated new year to all of you readers. As mayor of the city of Sandpoint, I’d like to take this opportunity to give you …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Local businesses have the chance to weigh in on the fate of the Business Improvement District next week.
According to Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint enjoyed a major speed upgrade this week with the launch of its new fiber internet connection.
Upgrading city internet speeds from …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The long road in the city’s effort to reclaim its downtown streets recently got a little longer.
Sandpoint city officials announced this week that the …
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