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District 1 legislators’ town hall series returns this weekend

JACK FREEMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 months, 3 weeks AGO
by JACK FREEMAN
| February 26, 2026 1:00 AM

SANDPOINT — District 1 legislators will be back in North Idaho for their monthly town hall series Saturday.

As always, the trio of town halls begins at the northernmost event, in Bonners Ferry. This month’s town hall will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Boundary County Fairgrounds at 6567 Recreation Park Road in Bonners Ferry. The event is moving from the visitor center to accommodate more residents being able to attend, according to Sen. Jim Woodward. 

Next on deck will be Sandpoint, which will be held at Sandpoint Community Hall, 204 S 1st Ave., from noon to 1:30 p.m. This event will be broadcast live and archived on KRFY for those who cannot make the town halls.  

Lastly, the legislators will make their way over to the West Bonner County Library, 118 Main St., from 3 to 4:30 p.m. 

At the January town hall in Sandpoint, Rep. Mark Sauter spoke on the process of a bill and heard concerns from citizens ranging from rural healthcare, law enforcement funding and the levels of Lake Pend Oreille. Sauter was joined by Rep. Cornel Rasor at the Boundary County event last month, where the issues of rural healthcare and the effects of tax cuts were discussed.  

Sauter completed the Priest River and Sandpoint town halls by himself, because a family emergency that took Woodward away from the region.  

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