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Sandpoint pushes for $1.6 million in City Beach grant applications as sailing group and residents warn about parking and marina changes
Summary
Planning staff said the city is pursuing $1.6 million across two grants to repair and upgrade City Beach; the Sandpoint Sailing Association and several residents urged the council to preserve nonmotorized access, parking for marina slips and public beach access.
City planning staff told the Sandpoint City Council on Jan. 15 that the city has submitted two grant applications seeking about $1.6 million to address long‑deferred improvements at City Beach, including parking, stormwater treatment, lighting upgrades and hardscape repairs.
Planning and Community Development Director Jason Welker said the applications — for the Recreational Vehicle Fund and the Waterways Improvement Fund — were shared with the parks commission and state grant administrators and are due two weeks from the Jan. 15 meeting. “We are asking for about $1,600,000 between those two grants for improvements at City Beach,” Welker said, listing goals carried over from the 2010 parks master plan: repaving and stormwater improvements, energy‑efficient lights,…
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