City hosts open houses on wastewater treatment project
By Reader Staff
As City Hall continues to move forward with the effort to reconstruct Sandpoint’s ailing wastewater treatment plant, the public is invited to a series of open houses, …
By Reader Staff
As City Hall continues to move forward with the effort to reconstruct Sandpoint’s ailing wastewater treatment plant, the public is invited to a series of open houses, …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Hall moved the ball forward on the long-running effort to replace and rebuild the aged wastewater treatment plant, with approval at a Jan. …
By Reader Staff
Even if you’ve never read any of the works of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, you’ve probably heard someone repeat his famous line: “A pessimist is an …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
We’ve been publishing the “Year in Review” for a while now, and every installment seems to get bigger and bigger. Maybe that’s because there’s always …
By Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint is alerting community members to an apparent scam perpetrated on a local business that was told to pay a false invoice from the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint residents recently received mailers outlining the details of a proposed 1% local option sales tax, which will appear on the Tuesday, Nov. 5 ballot. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Big things are happening at Travers Park, as crews will pave the south parking lot located off of Pine Street. The work will run from …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When Sandpoint voters go to the polls in November, they’ll be asked whether they support levying a 1% local option tax on their purchases — …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After more than a year of planning and discussion, the relocation of the traffic signal at Fifth Avenue and Church Street to the intersection of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The fiscal year 2025 Sandpoint city budget is on the agenda for the regular Wednesday, Aug. 21 meeting of the City Council, with a public …
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