Rathdrum Council approves $16.4 million budget

The Rathdrum City Council reviewed the pros and cons of not increasing property taxes by up to 3% before passing the city’s 2024 budget Wednesday.

Setting standards for Rathdrum's appearance

Council considers design requirements for city

Members of the Rathdrum City Council met in a workshop, Wednesday, to discuss and review possible design standards for the city’s highway commercial mixed-use overlay districts.

Rathdrum enforces new code updates

City relies on citizen complaints to spark code investigations

Rathdrum city employees have been revamping the city’s codebook through 2022, and workshops date back as far as 2019 to make ordinances clearer and easier for people to read. Now that most of the code is updated, citations can be sent to violators.

Expanding citizen engagement and input

Rathdrum working to update its public comment process

Rathdrum working to update its public comment process

Invocation variation

While CDA hears minor controversy, other cities blessed with silence

While CDA handles minor controversy, other cities hear blessed silence

Teens take the reins

High school students partner with city, propose and lead civic projects

A City of Rathdrum program is giving high-school students an opportunity to conceptualize, plan, budget and present a civic-project of their choosing. Council members will select from the submissions and team up with students in funding the project and bringing it to life.