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Sandpoint parks commission recommends renovating City Beach RV Park, asks staff to preserve public access
Summary
After extensive public comment and staff analysis of nearly 900 survey responses, the commission voted to recommend that council proceed with a funded renovation of the City Beach RV Park using $950,000 in secured state RV funds while directing staff to include design or operational improvements that enhance public access and to periodically reevaluate the site.
The Sandpoint Parks and Recreation Commission voted to recommend that the City Council proceed with a renovation of the City Beach RV Park using currently secured funding and the accepted state grant, but asked staff to incorporate design and operational changes to preserve public access.
Commission Chair Taylor Long opened the meeting by reviewing the staff report and community outreach, noting a Dec. 13 workshop and “about 900 or so” survey responses. Community Planning and Development Director Jason Welker told the commission the city “has been awarded and has accepted a $950,000 grant from the state RV fund” and that the city had committed $50,000 in parks capital to a roughly $1,000,000 renovation proposal.
Why it matters: the RV park generates recurring revenue that supports the parks capital improvement fund (staff said roughly $80,000 a year is contributed from RV park receipts).…
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