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Sandpoint pauses RV‑park renovation plan after Averill family request; city to hold community workshops
Summary
Sandpoint staff told the Parks and Recreation Commission that council paused a planned $950,000 RV‑park renovation after a letter from the Averill family and extensive public comment; staff proposed charrettes and a survey to gather community preferences before the newly seated council decides.
Chair Taylor Long opened the Nov. 12 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting and Jason Welker, the city’s community planning and development director, updated commissioners on the RV‑park controversy at City Beach. Welker said the city has a $950,000 state grant for renovating the RV park and that the site currently generates roughly $80,000 a year in net revenue for the parks capital improvement fund, with a renovated RV park estimated to produce about $115,000 annually.
Why it matters: The council recently received a letter from the Averill family asking that the city reconsider renovating the RV park in its current location. At a Nov. 5 council meeting, more than an hour of public comment and a council motion led to a direction to deny the current lease/sale request to the Averills and instead pursue broader community engagement about the site’s best use. Welker said the city…
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