Candidates and ballot measures announced for 2019 local elections
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’ll be an eventful election season, as Tuesday, Nov. 5 marks the date when Idaho voters cast their ballots for city council members, mayors, school …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’ll be an eventful election season, as Tuesday, Nov. 5 marks the date when Idaho voters cast their ballots for city council members, mayors, school …
By Shannon Williamson
Reader Contributor
The city of Sandpoint is one of a kind. I would like to say that we have it all here. That wouldn’t necessarily be true, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint, along with Colorado-based open spaces consultants GreenPlay and landscape architectural firm Bernardo Wills Architects, hosted a full-day open house and public …
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
In this month’s addition I’d like to share with you a few highlights of the city’s proposed budget for 2020. The budget is the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members unanimously voted July 17 to approve the rezone of 8.5 acres of property northwest of the Sandpoint Airport, bringing to a …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council approved a request last week to rezone part of a property near Sandpoint Airport from Industrial Technical Park to Residential Single Family.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint’s plan for Canada geese management has escalated into a full-blown controversy.
Opponents filled the Sandpoint City Council public comment period Wednesday …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s been a long time coming, but the Schweitzer Cutoff Roundabout public art project is installed and making waves on social media.
Installed at the …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
When it comes the Canadian geese at Sandpoint City Beach, there’s no simple solution —or at least, not one that will please everyone.
In February, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The city is rolling out the next phase of its parks planning process by hiring contractor GreenPlay.
A Colorado-based company specializing in parks projects, GreenPlay …
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