SANDPOINT, Idaho —

The City Council voted unanimously to pursue a $130 million bond to fully renovate Sandpoint’s wastewater treatment plant at Wednesday’s meeting.

The bond will be on the ballot for the election Nov. 4 and be enough to fund a modern renovation of the treatment plant, bringing it up to the standards required by the Clean Water Act. The council voted for the full project amount over a $80 million bond that would have seen the city take a phased approach to the improvements.

"We are here because we’ve kicked the can, over and over, and over again,” Councilor Justin Dick said. “The community does understand that this is something that needs to be taken care of ... understanding that this phased approach, albeit palatable, could cost us way more money than the $130 [million

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