THE DALLES — There’s an empty lot in downtown The Dalles where Tony’s Town & Country once stood. Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency, which acquired the vacant Tony’s building in 2016, invites people to submit ideas on how the site could best be placed back into service.

Urban renewal demolished the old building at E. Second and Federal streets last fall, having determined it could not be salvaged economically. Urban renewal board members will consider options for redevelopment in June.