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 Bonner County Planning and...
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Where are all the workers? Part V
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff This article is the fifth and final piece in an ongoing series during which the Reader has examined various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area...
Where are all the workers – Part IV
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff This article is the fourth installment in a series during which the Reader has examined various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers. For previous parts, visit sandpointreader.com....
P&Z recommends approval of 25-acre rezone to make way for multi-family housing
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint’s housing affordability crisis was front and center at the Oct. 5 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, as members voted 3-1 to recommend approval for a Comprehensive...
P&Z reschedules hearing on 25-acre rezone
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Citing lack of a quorum, the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission pushed back its Sept. 28 public hearing on the proposed rezone and Comprehensive Plan change for about 25...
Where are all the workers? Part II
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff This article is the second piece in an ongoing series during which the Reader will examine various aspects of the labor shortage affecting area employers. If area...
P&Z denies Sand Creek development ordinance rewrite
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 Creek, amending the measure...
Council approves plats for Boyer Meadows, University Place Phase 2A subdivisions
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 the 21-lot Boyer Meadows...
P&Z delays waterfront code amendment
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 to be built within...
‘Whose workforce?’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff A proposed 21-lot subdivision on the west side of North Boyer Avenue received a recommendation of approval from Sandpoint Planning and Zoning commissioners Aug. 17 and is now headed...
