‘We’re burned out’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Amid public forum testimony at the Sept. 20 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, mostly dominated by talk of the Travers Park trees, two members …
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City of Sandpoint sees final report of downtown waterfront design team
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint city councilors viewed the final report of the downtown waterfront design competition Oct. 18, capping a process that began with a solicitation for teams …
James E. Russell Sports Center breaks ground amid protests
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 …
Mayor apologizes for halting testimony on Travers Park; Groat resigns expressing regret over sports center location
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 …
Candidates’ forum recap
By Zach Hagadone and Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
A near-capacity crowd turned out Oct. 17 at the Sandpoint Community Hall for a candidates’ forum featuring office seekers in contested races …
Candidate Questionnaire 2023
Compiled by Zach Hagadone, Soncirey Mitchell and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Publisher’s note: Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates to ask questions about how they would …
‘The biggest mistake I ever made’
By Carrie Logan
Reader Contributor
I regret my decision as mayor of Sandpoint to create a new city position: city administrator. If I had it to do it again, I …
Travers Park tree protest nears one week mark
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. …
Final Downtown Waterfront design nearing completion
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The calendar is ticking down to the culmination of the city of Sandpoint’s Downtown Waterfront Design Competition, which envisions a wide range of short- and …
Candidates’ forum scheduled for Oct. 17
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Reader, KRFY 88.5 FM Panhandle Community Radio and Sandpoint Online will host a candidates’ forum Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at …
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