Proposal would have put money toward sewer plant, roads, but more info needed By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The proposal to float a 1% local option sales tax past Sandpoint voters in the May 19...
By Reader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Community Development Department will host a public meeting to review amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance that would create two new downtown districts, as well as a...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff A bill to dramatically reduce the powers of counties and cities to regulate short-term rentals cleared the Idaho House Business Committee following a hearing Feb. 9, where legislators decided with...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The city of Sandpoint is exploring the possibility of putting a new local option tax on the May election ballot, looking at a range of potential funding areas and gearing...
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy GrimmReader Contributor At both the state and federal levels, leaders frequently emphasize affordability, economic growth and the importance of letting hard work pay off. Those goals are broadly shared. Yet...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint city councilors made two votes Jan. 21 that will affect future land use and development patterns within city limits — both related to housing, which is widely regarded as...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint City Council is poised to make a decision regarding the City Beach RV park at its Wednesday, Feb. 4 meeting, following a recommendation from the Parks and Recreation...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint City Hall is advising residents that it will step up enforcement of its outdoor lighting code, often referred to as the “dark sky ordinance,” which seeks to “protect public...
Thoughts on the Sandpoint city administrator position By Carrie LoganReader Contributor This Shakespearean quote seems appropriate, given the renewed discussion about whether or not to add a city administrator position to the city payroll....
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff In its first meeting of 2026 — and including newcomers Joe Tate and Joshua Torrez — the Sandpoint City Council made what Mayor Jeremy Grimm called “one of the most...
