Public sounds off on proposed Trestle Creek development
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Officials, developers and members of the public gathered Sept. 6 for a public hearing regarding the Idaho Club’s permit request for a community dock …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Officials, developers and members of the public gathered Sept. 6 for a public hearing regarding the Idaho Club’s permit request for a community dock …
By Jeremy Grimm
Reader Contributor
Ben, I appreciated the reflection provided in your opinion piece “Embrace the shoulder season… while we still can,” published on Sept. 1, 2022. You captured …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Citing lack of a quorum, the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission pushed back its Sept. 28 public hearing on the proposed rezone and Comprehensive Plan …
By Jeremy Grimm
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint has a historic opportunity to make sure the University of Idaho property on North Boyer Avenue remains a community asset that is open and …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Yet another round of lawsuits questioning the legality of recent Bonner County commissioner decisions have hit the courts.
Hot off the heels of several wrongful …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Former Sandpoint planning director Jeremy Grimm is seeking $100,000 in damages from Bonner County following a dispute over land use decisions.
Dated Feb. 29, Grimm’s …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If Sandpoint seems isolated, nestled away under a canopy of trees and mountain peaks, it doesn’t take much to dispel the illusion.
Within the past …
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