Council OK’s goose hunt at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It was a hefty agenda at the Dec. 7 regular meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, including one item that is sure to ruffle at least some feathers: a...
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City rolls out in-depth info web page ahead of Nov. 8 ‘tourist tax’ ballot measure
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint residents will be asked at the polls Nov. 8 whether they support increasing the local option tax on short-term lodging from 7% to 14% — a ballot measure...
City pushing Comp Plan forward, still looking for public input
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There was a tone of frustration in the Oct. 4 meeting of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission, as members took in a presentation on the results of the...
City Council roundup
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad had strong words at the Sept. 7 regular meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, related to a number of “things happening out there in the...
Sandpoint to present proposed $49.6 million budget for FY 2023
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is proposing a fiscal year 2023 budget of $49,655,545 — up from $40,597,539 in FY 2022 — with the single biggest increase coming in the...
Sandpoint P&Z recommends approval of Boyer Farms subdivision Phase II
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted Aug. 2 to recommend approval of a preliminary plat request from Carousel Holdings, LLC., which is planning to build 25...
City Council OK’s wording for ballot measure increasing Sandpoint bed tax
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council unanimously approved language Aug. 3 for a proposed increase to the tax on short-term lodging, which is slated to appear on the Nov. 8 ballot...
An ‘ungracious’ prayer
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Any halfway diligent reader of the Reader since December 2004 is familiar with my coverage of city decisions, trends and politics. They may also have noticed that I don’t...
‘This is a tourist tax’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint residents are more likely than not to see a measure on their 2022 ballots asking to increase the current 7% tax on short-term lodging to 14%, though the...
Bridge Street land swap agreement amended
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint City councilors voted 4-2 to amend the land swap agreement with Bridge Street, LLC at their regular July 20 meeting, making the exchange final as of Monday, Aug....
