CITY HALL CALENDAR

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The City of Sandpoint will conduct citywide cleanup June 3 - 7.

City crews will assist Sandpoint city residents (no commercial) by hauling away appliances, furniture, household items, etc.  ITEMS NOT ALLOWED: TVs, remodel debris, computer monitors, batteries, paint, tires, branches or leaves.

Residents must make arrangements by calling Dyan at 263-3428, M-F between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm.  Deadline to sign up is May 31, 3:00 pm.

Items must be separated by appliances, metal, and household and placed at the curb or next to the street, labeled with your assigned number, by May 31.

The Idaho Transportation Department held a public hearing on Feb 28 to solicit comments on the realignment of US 2, known as "The Curve" project.  Comments were due to ITD by Mar 14.

Click here to visit ITD's web page regarding "The Curve".

With the opening of the new Sand Creek Byway and the planned realignment of Highway 2, many of the streets in downtown Sandpoint will revert from the Idaho Transportation Department back to the City.  With the downtown streets no longer serving double-duty as state highways, it is an opportune time for the City to redesign these streets in order to better serve the downtown businesses, residents, and visitors.  To that end, the City hired SERA Architects, who worked for many months with community leaders, downtown business owners, and members of the public, resulting in the Downtown Streets Plan and Design Guide.  Click here to review the Plan.

Notice to Sandpoint Water/Sewer Customers

The City of Sandpoint has received notification that American Water Resources Inc. (AWR), a subsidiary of American Water Works Company, Inc., a private company headquartered in Voorhees, New Jersey, will be sending direct mailings to customers regarding their “Water and Sewer Line Protection Programs.”

AWR’s letter offers to sell customers a type of insurance policy that would defray the cost of repairs in the event that a customer-owned water or sewer line should become damaged by a break or blockage. Customer-owned service lines are the underground water/sewer pipes running from the home to the meter connection for water and from the home to the sewer main for the sewer system.

The City suggests that each customer review his or her current homeowner’s insurance policy to verify whether and to what extent these types of repairs are covered and make your decisions as personally warranted. Of course, you should always read carefully any legal document or contract before signing. 

The City of Sandpoint wants customers to be aware that neither AWR nor its “Water and Sewer Line Protection Programs” are affiliated with or endorsed by the City. For additional questions regarding water and sewer service line responsibility or repair, please contact the Public Works Department at 263-3407.

The City has invited the public to provide comments regarding the proposed improvements to Schweitzer Cutoff Road during two recent open houses at City Hall.

Click here for the display boards that were provided at the October 4 open house.

You may email comments to bk@langdongroupinc.com or mail to The Langdon Group, 250 S. Beechwood Ave., Ste. 201, Boise, ID 83709-0944.

The Selkirk Loop Interpretive Center will be located at the Gateway Parking Lot, located adjacent to the southbound off-ramp of the Sand Creek Byway.  The City received a grant through the Federal Highway Administration to construct the interpretive center.  The center will serve as a rest area, welcome center, bike path trailhead and interpretive center.  Click here to see pictures of the proposed center.

For more information on the project, email Kody Van Dyk at kpvandyk@ci.sandpoint.id.us.

On August 2, 2012, water from Lake Pend Oreille began passing through the reconstructed Lake Water Treatment Plant for delivery to Sandpoint water customers.  For more than 30 years, Sandpoint water customers have consumed water from Lake Pend Oreille that was treated through a conventional sand filter.  Water consumed from Lake Pend Oreille will now pass through a 0.1 micron membrane.  This physical barrier will ensure consistent, pure water is delivered to each customer.

The nearly $13 Million reconstruction project to rebuild the Lake Water Treatment Plant began in March 2011 and was completed in late fall of 2012.  The 10 million gallon per day facility in conjunction with Sandpoint Little Sand Creek water source will be capable of providing sufficient capacity for many years of growth.

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UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS

Sandpoint City Council will hold a public hearing at their meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council chambers at City Hall, 1123 Lake Street, to consider the following:  

OA13-01 – The City has initiated amendments to Sandpoint City Code to revise provisions applicable to the short-term rental of residential units, otherwise known as Tourist Homes or Vacation Rentals.

Click here to view upcoming Planning and Zoning and Impact Fee public hearings.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

There are currently no City of Sandpoint road construction projects to report.  If you have any general questions or concerns regarding road construction within the City of Sandpoint, please call the Public Works Department at 263-3407.

BID OPPORTUNITIES

Click here to see current City bid opportunities and requests for proposal.

NEW CITY LAWS

Ordinance No. 1277

Business and Occupational Licensing

adopted December 5, 2012

Ordinance No. 1277 repeals the City's business registration requirement and replaces it with a business license requirement.

For businesses already registered and current:  Any person who was currently registered with the City under the prior business registration law was issued a business license for 2013 and will continue to receive a license via the renewal process each year thereafter, so long as payment of the annual renewal fee is made in a timely manner.

For businesses not registered or registration expired:  No person shall engage in any business within the City of Sandpoint for which licensing is required without having submitted a license application to the City Clerk or a designee and receiving a general business license.  This license shall be in addition to any other license required.  The license will be valid from the date it is issued through December of that same year, so long as the ownership, nature of the business, and location of the business remain unchanged.

For businesses operating in Sandpoint only temporarily:  No person shall engage in any temporary business within the City of Sandpoint for which licensing is required without having submitted a temporary business license application to the City Clerk or a designee and receiving a temporary business license.  Such license shall be valid for no more than four (4) days. Persons having a City of Sandpoint general business license are exempt from obtaining a temporary business license when engaging in business at a special event, as are businesses participating in sanctioned events on public property.

PLEASE NOTE:  The business license application, whether for a general business license or a temporary license, must be personally signed by the owner or his agent and submitted not less than ten (10) business days prior to the date on which business will commence.

This law took effect when it was published in the Bonner County Daily Bee on December 13, 2012.

Click here to go to the City's Business Information page.

If you have questions about this new law, please email or call the City Clerk's office:

clerksoffice@ci.sandpoint.id.us    (208) 263-3317