The move of a traffic light from Church Street to Pine Street was a hot topic at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. Specifically, how the project and other plans will affect truck traffic on Pine Street.
As the council prepared to vote on relocating the traffic light from Fifth and Church to Fifth and Pine, dialogue about the pros and cons continued. The discussion began with construction manager Holly Ellis offering some context for the project.
There will likely be no lifeguards on duty at City Beach this summer.
With only five applicants, Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton told the council Wednesday that the city does not have staffing to operate its lifeguard program.
Originally published June 29 in the Spokesman-Review.The city of Sandpoint had 170 geese killed last month because they were pooping on a public beach.