SANDPOINT, Idaho —

A piece of City Beach history will be going up for sale, after the City Council voted 5-1 to declare the old lifeguard stands and other city property as surplus equipment.

The idea of the city selling off the lifeguard stands was opposed by Councilor Pam Duquette, who was the lone dissenting vote on the item. Three of the stands will be auctioned off, while the other is set to be donated to the Bonner County Historical Society.

"I oppose the lifeguard chairs being surpluses,” Duquette said at the meeting. “I opposed the decision to get rid of the program. To get rid of the chairs, it doesn’t seem prudent.”

Duquette has long advocated for the lifeguard program to return to City Beach, which has remained dormant for several years due to lack of applicants. The stands w

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