What’s on the ballot for the Nov. 4 election
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff With the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election fewer than two months away, absentee ballots could start being mailed as soon as Thursday, Sept. 25 and early voting open on Tuesday, Oct....
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City adopts $49.9M FY’26 budget
New fee schedule accepted in tie vote broken by Mayor Grimm By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint City Council tackled its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, along with setting a new fee schedule, at its...
Sandpoint voters to consider $130M wastewater plant bond measure
Council approves language for Nov. 4 ballot By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint voters will see a measure on their Nov. 4 election ballot asking whether they approve of the city bonding for up to...
Sandpoint adopts increased development impact fees
Higher fees intended to make ‘growth pay for growth’ By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The cost of both residential and non-residential development in Sandpoint is going to get more expensive, after the Sandpoint City Council...
Council votes to give James E. Russell Center more time to generate revenue
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint City Council voted June 25 to maintain the status quo with management of the James E. Russell Sports Center, giving the facility and its new...
With $101K revenue shortfall, city looks at options for James E. Russell Sports Center
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff About six months after opening the doors to the James E. Russell Sports Center, city officials reported May 28 that the facility is running at a deficit of about...
Sandpoint council approves proposed reduction to city’s area of impact
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint City Council voted May 7 to approve a proposed adjustment to the city’s area of impact, reducing it from the current 12.3 square miles to...
City Hall takes in updates on major projects
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council heard a number of updates on ongoing, big-ticket projects at its regular March 19 meeting, queuing up a busy season going into April and beyond....
Sandpoint City Council nixes giving employees free JER Sports Center memberships
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint City Council backed away from a proposed resolution that would have given city employees free memberships to the James E. Russell Sports Center, voting 5-1...
City Council OK’s grant application for Travers Park pump track
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Mayor Jeremy Grimm broke a 3-3 tie at the Sept. 18 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, giving the greenlight for staff to submit a grant application of $350,000...
