This volunteer opportunity is one you don’t want to miss

I recently completed my four-year term on the city of Sandpoint Historic Preservation Commission. It was a great experience and allowed me to continue providing service to my community in an area of extreme interest to me. With my departure there are a number of vacancies on this commission and with those an opportunity for some of you in either the city limits of Sandpoint or Bonner County to apply to be a member.

The Commission is responsible for that terrific Walking Guide of Sandpoint - “Sandpoint – a walk through history”. The guide is available in printed form at many locations around town, at Ctiy Hall and at the County Museum; an electronic version is on the City of Sandpoint website. Newly released is the walking guide brochure on pocketsites.com which was created by the commission in collaboration with Rick Decker of The Sandpoint Group. The commission will be conducting free tours of the downtown again this August. Watch for the date in the Bonner County Daily Bee or The Reader.

Additionally, the commission secures funding for surveys of historical areas of town, facilitates educational classes about historical structures and areas and is currently involved in creation of a Master Plan and the updated Comprehensive Plan.

Commission members are working members doing everything from distributing brochures, raising funds for the printing, creating content, conducting walking tours and attending monthly meetings. There are also annual opportunities to attend conferences focusing on historic preservation.

If you have interest in the history of our town and would like to participate on the Historic Preservation Commission, I encourage you to fill out an application which can be found on the city website. The process involves nomination by the Mayor and approval by the Sandpoint City Council. The work is very fulfilling and fun.

CARRIE LOGAN

Sandpoint