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Demolition of Tony's Town and Country on Landmark's Docket for July 28 at 4 p.m.

Demolition of Tony's Town and Country on Landmark's Docket for July 28 at 4 p.m.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING From the City of The Dalles:

Notice is hereby given that the City of The Dalles Historic Landmarks Commission will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 4:00 pm via Zoom, an online conferencing platform.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/96597424696...

Meeting ID: 965 9742 4696 Passcode: 206891

Dial by your location: 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782

This notice is being sent to affected agencies, parties of record, and property owners within 100 feet of the subject property. The request is outlined below, and the procedures for the public

hearing are also shown.

APPLICANT/PROPERTY OWNER: Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency

APPLICATION NUMBER: HLC 191-21

REQUEST: Approval to demolish a non-contributing historic building.

LOCATION: The property is located 401-407 E. Second Street, The Dalles, Oregon and is further described as 1N 13E 3 BD tax lot 2300 and tax lot 2200. The property, commonly known as the former Tony’s Town and Country department store, is a historic non-contributing resource located in the National Commercial Historic District. Property is zoned CBC – Central Business Commercial with a Sub-district CBC-1 Overlay.

REVIEW CRITERIA: The review criteria for each application are the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. These standards have been adopted by The Dalles Municipal Code, Title 11 Planning, Chapter 11.12 Historic Resources. All information relating to the application is available at, and comments may be delivered to, the Community Development Department, Dawn Marie Hert, Senior Planner, phone (541) 296-5481 ext. 1129, or dhert@ci.the-dalles.or.us.

Comments must be received by the hearing date or may be presented at the hearing.

Read CCCNews’ previous story on building demolition here.

For a CCCNews historical perspective on the building and its former owner, Tony Foote, click here.




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