The City of The Dalles Public Works Department has been making sure equipment is in good repair and has stocked up to prepare our response to winter storm events with snow forcast for the city this week.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has formally acknowledged the completion of all requirements for PacifiCorp’s physical decommissioning and removal of the Condit Dam on the White Salmon river.
The fire district recently bought the first two of its seven fire apparatus that voters approved in a 2016 bond. It also recently acquired a foam trailer should another incident like the oil train fire in Mosier arise. Purchased in August for about $375,000 each were two 3,000-gallon water tenders, said Bob Palmer, chief of Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue. They replace a 1991 Kenworth and a 1993 Kenworth.
The City of The Dalles will be removing and replacing oversized or diseased trees on East Second Street beginning Tuesday, April 10, and continuing through Sunday, April 15. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to noon daily. Thirty seven trees have been identified for removal on East Second Street from the roundabout to and beyond the Post Office, according to city officials.
The White Salmon City Council and city staff, with the adoption of the Policy/Plan, establishes a high priority for maintaining safe traffic flow within the community during winter months.