October surprise(s)
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Political reporters have long called it an “October surprise” — a piece of news coming on the verge of an election with the potential to alter its outcome. Typically...
Tagged: sandpoint city council
Council narrowly approves Memorial Field design including synthetic turf
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Calling it “probably the most difficult decision I’ve made in four years, and I think it is too for this council,” Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad cast the tie-breaking vote...
2019 election: Nine candidates vie for four Sandpoint city offices, including mayor
By Reader Staff In case you missed it, we’re facing down an election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, and the slate of 2019 candidates for office in Sandpoint has been confirmed. By way of a...
City Council roundup: Train bridges and trash bills
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council took up a number of old business items Sept. 18, chief among them pushback to a recent decision by the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the...
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 district trustees and, in...
Considering a run for public office? Please read
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, but we have a...
Public weighs initial options for Parks and Rec Master Plan
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 input session Aug. 14,...
Mayor’s Roundtable: 2020 budget
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 culmination of several months...
Council grants rezone of land near Sandpoint Airport
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 close eight months of...
Council approves rezoning request
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. The decision was a...
