YEAR IN REVIEW: 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff We’ve been doing these retrospectives every year since 2020, and so far the ’20s have lived up to their reputation for being “roaring.” Just reading the list of big...
Tagged: Jason Welker
City Council votes to accept final downtown waterfront design report
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been a long road to travel, but the downtown Sandpoint waterfront design competition reached a critical juncture Nov. 15, when members of the City Council voted to accept...
Date set for workshop on revised Sandpoint Comp Plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Hall has set a date for a town hall-style workshop on the revised Comprehensive Plan for Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5-7 p.m. at the City Council Chambers...
City of Sandpoint sees final report of downtown waterfront design team
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint city councilors viewed the final report of the downtown waterfront design competition Oct. 18, capping a process that began with a solicitation for teams in February and resulting...
James E. Russell Sports Center breaks ground amid protests
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Current and former Sandpoint city staff, elected officials, friends and members of the Russell family, as well as representatives of local court sports groups, construction crews and the media...
Mayor apologizes for halting testimony on Travers Park; Groat resigns expressing regret over sports center location
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The uproar over the James E. Russell Sports Center at Travers Park took another dramatic turn at the Oct. 18 regular meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, when Mayor...
New Sandpoint City Council members sworn in
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There will be a few new faces around City Hall after the swearing in and election certification Jan. 5 of Council members Joel Aispuro, Justin Dick and Jason Welker,...
P&Z delays waterfront code amendment
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners voted Sept. 7 to delay action on a proposed amendment to zoning code that would clear the way for structures to be built within...
Expanding ‘frontcountry’ access for all
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor Sandpoint and its neighboring cities are blessed with an abundance of natural beauty — from the high peaks of the Selkirk and Cabinet mountains, to the pastoral contours of...
Pend Oreille Pedalers: Building community through trails
By Reader Staff Sandpoint’s local bike club and trails organization, Pend Oreille Pedalers, has a full calendar of programs and events lined up for the community in 2021, including group mountain bike and road...
