Date set for workshop on revised Sandpoint Comp Plan
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Hall has set a date for a town hall-style workshop on the revised Comprehensive Plan for Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5-7 p.m. at …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Hall has set a date for a town hall-style workshop on the revised Comprehensive Plan for Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 5-7 p.m. at …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Current and former Sandpoint city staff, elected officials, friends and members of the Russell family, as well as representatives of local court sports groups, construction …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The uproar over the James E. Russell Sports Center at Travers Park took another dramatic turn at the Oct. 18 regular meeting of the Sandpoint …
By Helen Newton
Reader Contributor
In 1944, Cecil Ereman purchased five acres on West Pine Street from A.C. Eidam, and from that site operated a private garbage collection service for …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
While the Sandpoint City Council approved the final contracts for the James E. Russell Sports Center on Sept. 27, and construction crews erected fencing Oct. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
An update to Sandpoint’s Comprehensive Plan hasn’t reached the finish line yet, but it’s getting close. After four years of work — interrupted by the …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
After more than a year of planning — and rising community debate in recent months — Sandpoint City Council members voted Sept. 27 to give …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Members of the Sandpoint City Council and the public took in a presentation May 17 detailing the Phase 1 final design for the James E. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint area residents are invited to attend an “Inclusive Play Presentation and Playground Tour,” set for Tuesday, May 16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., hosted by …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The public is invited to meet the project team, see ideas and provide feedback on the Travers Park “Concrete Lake” skatepark expansion project Thursday, April …
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