Buyer beware
By Molly O’ReillyReader Contributor A local political candidate is promising to eliminate property taxes. As the old saying goes, “If it sounds too good to be true — beware!” Is it voodoo economics? For...
Tagged: road maintenance
Sandpoint council approves $90M FY ’27 budget
Capital investments include $34 million for wastewater treatment plant By Zach HagadoneReader Staff City Council members voted unanimously Aug. 19 to adopt Sandpoint’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget, approving expenditures of $92 million — the...
ITD provides update on Long Bridge pedestrian access
Other upcoming projects include eliminating left turn option from Lakeshore to U.S. 95 By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Pedestrians and cyclists on the non-vehicle span of the Long Bridge will have to navigate around portions...
BOCC issues additional disaster declaration
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 23 to reaffirm a disaster declaration for Bonner County following recent wind storms on Dec. 17, which left thousands without power...
ITD gearing up for six-week Long Bridge construction project
Work will focus on removing raised joint edges to lessen damage for snowplows By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Idaho Transportation Department announced the beginning of a project on the Long Bridge intended to lower...
Mad About Science: Roads
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnis Roads in Bonner County come in a lot of varieties — from dirt and gravel to asphalt concrete, and something that looks like it just got bombed out during...
Sandpoint P&Z hears presentation on plan for paid parking at city-owned lots
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff More residents than normal attended the Jan. 21 meeting of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission, eager to hear a presentation from Planning and Community Development Director Jason Welker...
Sandpoint council adopts ballot language for 25-year, 1% local option tax
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff When Sandpoint voters go to the polls in November, they’ll be asked whether they support levying a 1% local option tax on their purchases — with funds dedicated to...
City swaps right of way with Bonner County to make way for airport expansion
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In a joint meeting Dec. 6, members of the Sandpoint City Council and Independent Highway District unanimously approved the vacation and abandonment of a portion of E. Mountain View...
County Road and Bridge busy with winter-to-spring transition
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bonner County Road and Bridge Director Steve Klatt remembers when he and the other schoolchildren of North Idaho had “mud vacation.” During the end of March and beginning of...
