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Sandpoint-area transit operator wins $100,000 urban renewal pledge for shelters and pads
Summary
The Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency approved $100,000 to support capital improvements for Spot/Spotvest bus stops — two shelters and three pads — after legal advice that SIRRA cannot fund operations and a motion was amended from $70,000 to $100,000.
Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency commissioners approved $100,000 on July 8 to support capital improvements for Spot/Spotvest bus stops in the agency’s northern district, after discussing legal limits on using urban renewal funds for operations and amending an initial $70,000 request.
The amount will be used to help pay for two transit shelters (locations discussed at Sixth Avenue near Super One and a second location) and three concrete pads including one near Spruce and Boyer for the alternative high‑school stop, agency staff and Spot representatives said.
The vote followed advice from the authority’s legal counsel that, under Idaho statutes,…
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