THE DALLES — The Dalles City Council meeting on Feb. 23 covered a wide range of topics, including a presentation from the University of Oregon’s (UO) Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP), impassioned public comment concerning street closures, and a public hearing on an updated employment land strategy, which was adopted unanimously.
(The Center Square) – The plastics industry is pleased by President Donald Trump’s mention at the State of the Union of strengthening manufacturing in the nation, with an industry president stressing the importance of next modernizing the recycling infrastructure.
(The Center Square) – Electric buses are proving unreliable this winter for Vermont's Green Mountain Transit, as it needs to be over 41 degrees for the buses to charge, but due to a battery recall the buses are a fire hazard and can't be charged in a garage.
THE DALLES — Housing, prosperity, bilingual disaster relief and the hardship of running poop plants: All problems for Nate Stice, Regional Solutions team leader.
(The Center Square) - A new bill in Congress seeks to make public transit systems across the country, including those in California, safer and more affordable.
DALLESPORT — Private developer planecave, in a public/private partnership with the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (KDLS), announced the upcoming addition of two T-hangar buildings, “enhancing the general aviation infrastructure and meeting the needs of pilots and aircraft owners in the region."
