City budget to be refined in workshop
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff An upcoming city of Sandpoint workshop will pave the way for the adoption of the next fiscal year’s budget. Set for the regular Sandpoint City Council Meeting at 5:30...
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Sponsor a downtown flower basket
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When Sandpoint’s Business Improvement District dissolved, so did the funding for downtown’s iconic flower baskets. To keep the bright tradition going, the Sandpoint Shopping District and the city are...
Syth, Luttmann to step down as city department heads
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is losing two department heads in the coming weeks. City Treasurer Shannon Syth is fast approaching her retirement date of Jan. 31 following a long...
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 bring city vacation rental...
City of Sandpoint passes 2018 budget
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 raise starting next term,...
Rognstad named Association of Idaho Cities region director
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 influence city life across...
Residents mobilize for dog park
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 group is working with...
Changing lanes: traffic reverts to two-way on Fifth Ave.
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 from early May to...
City announces meeting to determine fate of BID
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 that it will hold...
State of the city address
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 an update on the...
