Council approves FY2020 budget while nixing inclusion initiative
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council adopted the fiscal year 2020 budget at its regular meeting Aug. 21, putting its seal of approval on more than $39.32 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council adopted the fiscal year 2020 budget at its regular meeting Aug. 21, putting its seal of approval on more than $39.32 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton confirmed Aug. 14 that the University of Idaho has begun sales negotiations regarding the university’s property on North Boyer in …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint, along with Colorado-based open spaces consultants GreenPlay and landscape architectural firm Bernardo Wills Architects, hosted a full-day open house and public …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The new high-tech, solar-powered trash cans that started popping up on Sandpoint city streets in mid-July have proved to be a treasure trove of public …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
His back to the bank of windows that fill the east-facing side of Trinity at City Beach, Justin Dick hardly looked like he was sitting …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For the past several months, the city has struggled to clarify its policy on residential development near Sandpoint Airport.
An upcoming public meeting is intended …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Those who want to weigh in on the development of the city’s parks and recreation master plan have their chance today.
The city is hosting …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The race is on to whip downtown Sandpoint into shape before the start of the summer season.
Traditionally seen as kicking off with Lost in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho state fire marshals ruled out arson last week in its investigation of the First Avenue fire that gutted historic downtown buildings in February, but …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Downtown Sandpoint took an aesthetic hit when a fire gutted several historic buildings in early February.
Just as locals gear up for the tourist-heavy summer …
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