Local election results: 2021
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
With countywide elections concluded Nov. 2, area voters put in place a new slate of public servants, turning away from incumbents in a number of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
With countywide elections concluded Nov. 2, area voters put in place a new slate of public servants, turning away from incumbents in a number of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad confirmed to the Reader on Oct. 12 that he is exploring a run for Idaho governor in the 2022 election.
According …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s housing affordability crisis was front and center at the Oct. 5 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, as members voted 3-1 to recommend …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
This article is the third piece in an ongoing series during which the Reader will examine various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers.
By now …
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 Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission members voted Sept. 21 to recommend denial of Title IX zoning changes governing construction within the 25-foot setback on Sand …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members voted Sept. 15 to move two subdivision projects forward on North Boyer Avenue, voting 4-2 to approve the preliminary plat for …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
In a special meeting Sept. 8, the Sandpoint City Council voted 4-1 to approve a resort city local option tax of 1% for inclusion on …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A proposed 21-lot subdivision on the west side of North Boyer Avenue received a recommendation of approval from Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners Aug. 17 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members unanimously approved the fiscal year 2022 budget Aug. 18, appropriating nearly $40.6 million as well as the use of forgone levying …
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