Benched but Brainstorming: Tell the City Your 2021 Goals for The City of The Dalles
Pictured: Mark Adams and Matt Butensky enjoy some local lunch from Kainos
Today Mark Adams, of Underwood and Max Butensky, of The Dalles beautification committee were hoping to get to sit down and eat lunch together at Kainos in downtown The Dalles. However because of coronavirus they found themselves benched outside eating their lunch in the cold. This didn’t seem to dampen their spirits though. Both agreed on the importance to supporting local businesses and we’re happy to be eating lunch together and be well fed.
As they sat in front of one of several empty buildings on the downtown strip, their minds were focused on city beautification and economic development.
The two men and CCC News spent a good amount of time talking about what it might take to take our community from surviving to thriving. Historical mandates about downtown, a lack of housing/living wage jobs, and colonial attitudes we’re just a few topics which came up.
Everyone wants to see the town thrive, so how do we do it?
Well, while the ideas were flying left and right… We decided that educating ourselves, being open to looking towards the future, brainstorming, communicating, and working together seems like a good place to start. So we want to know:
What are your ideas, goals, and priorities for your community’s social, cultural, and economic development in 2021?
Share your ideas for 2021-2022 Goals and Priorities for The Dalles by emailing or mailing The Dalles Mayor and The Dalles City Manager at:
Mayor Ricard Mays rmays@ci.the-dalles.or.us
Julie Krueger, City Manager jkrueger@ci.the-dalles.or.us
Or send a letter to:
City of The Dalles
313 Court Street
The Dalles, Oregon 97058
Office: 541-296-5481
You can also email City Council Members Directly at:
Rod Runyon: rrunyon@ci.the-dalles.or.us
Darcy Long Curtis: dlong-curtiss@ci.the-dalles.or.us
Timothy McGlothlin: tmcglothlin@ci.the-dalles.or.us
Scott Randall: srandall@ci.the-dalles.or.us
Linda Miller: caelmillercc@yahoo.com
Not sure where to start? Need some inspiration?
Well maybe a good place to start is asking: what makes our city beautiful, what do you want to see more of and what needs fixing?
Check out MCEDD’s Columbia Gorge Economic Development Strategy 2017-2022.
See the City’s 2018-2019 Benchmarks and Goals.
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