Public recycling bins set to debut
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City Councilor Pam Duquette is preparing to roll out a pilot project providing a dozen recycling bins to locations ranging from City Beach to the downtown core, Farmin...
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Sandpoint Rec. Division moving to Russell Sports Center, with some programs canceled
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint announced April 23 that the Recreation Division offices will relocate from City Hall to the James E. Russell Sports Center at 2016 Pine St., effective Monday, April...
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....
City launches survey on the state of Sandpoint’s parking facilities
By Reader Staff As the city of Sandpoint continues the process of developing a new parking management plan, City Hall is asking for feedback on the state of public on-street and off-street parking facilities...
Codes giving city planner sole power to reduce development’s parking spaces must change
By Bonner County Republican Women, Inc. Reader Contributors In late 2024, without input from the City Council or the public, Sandpoint Community Planning and Development Director Jason Welker — with support from Mayor Jeremy Grimm...
Parking requirements are not what people think in Sandpoint
By Jason Welker Reader Contributor There’s a lot of misinformation about what the city “requires” of private developers in Sandpoint with regard to off-street parking. Recent op-eds and posts on social media have claimed...
City Hall reduces parking fees for a developer, but wants to put fees on the community
By Bonner County Republican Women, Inc. Reader Contributors The city of Sandpoint plans to charge community members to park in the city. Their reasons seem valid: parking is a nightmare and available parking lots...
City Hall presents updated draft parking plan with new proposed fees
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff City staff returned Feb. 4 to the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission, presenting an updated draft parking management plan that includes a new schedule of fees for off-street parking...
Real estate listing indicates City Beach resort hotel will include condos
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Local social media users kicked up a fuss late last month when a real estate listing on Zillow made the rounds, showing that Averill Hospitality was planning to reduce...
‘More to agree about than we might think’
By Bonner County Democrats Reader Contributors We’ve been saying it for years — Democrats and Republicans have more to agree about than we might think. The submission by Bonner County Republican Women, Inc. [Perspectives,...
