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Sandpoint council workshop flags $30M water needs, $130M wastewater replacement and legal limits on growth outside city limits
Summary
Staff told the council the city's water system needs about $30 million of improvements and the wastewater plant replacement is estimated at $130 million; discussions emphasized legal and funding complexities related to serving areas outside city limits and the loss of area‑of‑impact planning authority.
City planners and public‑works staff used the Feb. 11 strategic‑planning kickoff to highlight large utility capital needs, interjurisdictional obligations and policy tradeoffs tied to growth and service outside city limits.
Public works (Speaker 4) said Sandpoint’s water system includes two treatment plants, about 100 miles of pipeline and estimated improvements totaling roughly $30 million — about $20 million to address aging infrastructure, $7 million for fire‑flow fixes outside city limits and $3 million tied to growth. "We have…
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