City accepts $7.5M gift for James E. Russell Sports Facility
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint received an unprecedented gift March 16: $7.5 million from the family of James “Jim” Russell to design and construct a new …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint received an unprecedented gift March 16: $7.5 million from the family of James “Jim” Russell to design and construct a new …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Roganstad presented a resolution at the Feb. 16 regular City Council meeting to adopt June 19 — or “Juneteenth” — as an …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Top City Hall staff joined with members of the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission and the public for a workshop Feb. 16 focused on …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council voted Jan. 19 to grant two appeals of a conditional use permit handed down by the Planning and Zoning …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There will be a few new faces around City Hall after the swearing in and election certification Jan. 5 of Council members Joel Aispuro, Justin …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Among the items on the agenda at the Dec. 15 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council — its last of 2021— was authorization for an …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members took up a number of growth and development-related issues at their regular meeting Dec. 15, including new appointees to the Planning …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
The Sandpoint City Council voted Nov. 3 to reject a rezoning request by Litehouse Foods, which sought to sell a north Sandpoint property for housing …
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 City Council members voted Oct. 6 to approve the preliminary plat for a 10-unit single-family housing development dubbed Madison Meadows, located just north of …
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