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Fire cleanup undertaken at Marina
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Fire cleanup undertaken at Marina

  • By Mark Gibson Columbia Gorge News
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THE DALLES — Cleanup of all remaining fire debris is underway at The Dalles Marina, with cleanup, recovery and disposal operations overseen by…

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Food learning and business center study contract awarded

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In December, The Port of The Dalles awarded consultant Matthew Buck a contract to develop a comprehensive feasibility study for a Food Learning and Business Center in The Dalles., according to Andrea Klaas, port executive director. The project will be funded in part by a grant from USDA Rural Development.

Commissioners celebrate 1,021 meetings
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Commissioners celebrate 1,021 meetings

  • By Kathy Ursprung, The Port of The Dalles
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When Port of The Dalles commissioners sat down Aug. 8, to deliberate over their regular business, it was the 1,021st time a Port Commission had done so. That’s 12 regular monthly meetings over the course of 85 years, plus the first meeting of their 86th year, not counting special meetings and any meeting canceled due to fire, flood or other calamity.

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Room tax use under review

  • RaeLynn Ricarte
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The Dalles City Council held a special work session Monday to gather public input about whether the funding formula for lodging taxes should be changed, or if the current dispersal adequately supported tourism and marketing activities. “We decided it was a good time to look toward the future,” said Mayor Steve Lawrence.

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McFadden resigns from Port Commission

  • Mark Gibson
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Bob McFadden, president of the Port of The Dalles Board of Commissioners, will finish his term as a commissioner at the end of June, he announced to the board Wednesday.