The great divide
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When it comes to bureaucratic battles, little else inspires the masses to assemble quite like a land use issue.
One slated to come before the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When it comes to bureaucratic battles, little else inspires the masses to assemble quite like a land use issue.
One slated to come before the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission members voted 5-2 on Nov. 16 to approve a conditional use permit that would clear the way for 107 multi-family …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members voted Oct. 6 to approve the preliminary plat for a 10-unit single-family housing development dubbed Madison Meadows, located just north of …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission members voted Sept. 21 to recommend denial of Title IX zoning changes governing construction within the 25-foot setback on Sand …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members voted Sept. 15 to move two subdivision projects forward on North Boyer Avenue, voting 4-2 to approve the preliminary plat for …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners voted Sept. 7 to delay action on a proposed amendment to zoning code that would clear the way for structures …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
With no discussion or debate, the Sandpoint City Council at its Sept. 1 meeting approved the final plat for Phase I of the University Place …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint city staff presented a wide-ranging overview of the preliminary fiscal year 2022 budget to council members Aug. 4, including deep dives into several specific …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A handful of local conservation groups are joining forces to push back against a marina development planned for the Trestle Creek area of Hope, arguing …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members approved the development agreement for University Park, planned to bring a large-scale multi-use commercial/residential subdivision to the former University of Idaho …
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