Mayor’s Roundtable: State of the city — 2023
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
It has been another busy year for the city of Sandpoint. The city is in a good state. The city started off 2022 by …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
It has been another busy year for the city of Sandpoint. The city is in a good state. The city started off 2022 by …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This is the fourth article in the series detailing recommendations that came out of the city of Sandpoint’s Housing and Economic Study developed by …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This is the third piece in a six-part series discussing the Leland Report. The purpose of the report was to help guide the city …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Last week I introduced the Leland Report that was presented to the city council on Dec. 7. The purpose of the report was to …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Last week the Sandpoint City Council reviewed a report from Leland Consulting, a firm that specializes in economic development, strategic growth and public private …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
This week is a big one for the future of the Little Sand Creek Watershed. Recreation in the watershed has been a long time …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
There have been a lot of changes at City Hall over the past year. Most notably, the city completed a remodel of the administration …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
I’ve spent the past week in Boise as your District 1 board member for the Association of Idaho Cities. There are a couple updates …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Spring has begun and with it comes a renewed sense of optimism and excitement for change. More people have had COVID-19 shots, myself included, …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Sandpoint and the region is at a critical moment right now. Idaho continues to be the fastest growing state in the nation and the …
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