City recaps housing and neighborhood workshops
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission took in a presentation Nov. 1 from City Planner Amy Tweeten, who recapped a pair of workshops …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission took in a presentation Nov. 1 from City Planner Amy Tweeten, who recapped a pair of workshops …
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
Anyone who reads the “Bouquets and Barbs” column of this newspaper may recall a recent rant by Ben Olson, who serves our community both as …
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
In my last piece about area housing policy [Opinion, “What we can do to address our housing crisis,” May 25, 2022], I mentioned that I …
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
My earlier piece about what we can’t do to address our crisis in workforce housing [Reader, Opinion, “What we can’t do to address …
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
It’s a little painful to see our fields and empty lots filling up with housing, but this is good, because we have a shortage of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Though it may seem like the conversation surrounding workforce housing is relatively recent, concern among businesses both big and small about lack of affordability and …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners voted 4-2 to recommend approval of a 13-unit multi-family residential development Dec. 7, but not before hearing opposition from West …
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