The Dalles City Council approved a new job description on Oct. 27 for an Analyst II position designed reduce the “risk gap” — a shortfall that leaves critical compliance, training, and documentation tasks vulnerable to error or neglect — while improving IT efficiency and cybersecurity across city operations.

The Dalles City Council meeting delivered a string of good news Monday, from $20 million in airport investments and new hangar construction to trail upgrades, volunteer projects, and major community fundraising.

Big changes are coming to The Dalles. Join city officials Oct. 30 at City Hall to learn about the new Federal Street Plaza, First Street upgrades, and major sewer and stormwater improvements on West 10th Street.

The proposed law would treat a property as a public nuisance if three qualifying incidents occur within six months, including disturbances within 300 feet caused by patrons or invitees affecting nearby homes, businesses, or public spaces.

We invite you to participate by completing the survey and encouraging your networks, clients, and community members to do the same. The survey is brief and provides an opportunity for the community to share priorities, challenges, and ideas that will shape City Council decisions.

The City of The Dalles Public Works Department will work on a pavement preservation project on Monday, October 13, 2025, through Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at the following location: E 13th St. between Washington St. and Federal St. – Full road closure during work hours, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The council's food-cart ordinance would bar food distribution from rights-of-way, moving volunteer programs off sidewalks; city cites safety and liability, while providers warn it severs aid to those in need.

Rock in a Hard Place: City of TD perseveres on East 9th St — The Dalles pressed forward through legal hurdles and basalt rock, as it works to deliver new sewer and storm mains to replace aging infrastructure.

Sidewalks, storm drains and safer access are finally coming to East 12th Street, funded with federal relief dollars and city reserves. Homeowners won’t pay a dime for the $1.9 million project. But while the road work moves ahead, the long-debated 80-unit Grove housing development remains stalled. The subdivision land is now listed for $1.699 million, leaving its future uncertain as the city’s housing needs continue to grow.

The marquee stands as a symbol of the broader transformation happening on the surrounding block that has helped jump start the revitalization in the Second Street corridor between Court and Washington streets.

The Dalles City Council could take the next steps in bringing the Federal Street Plaza to fruition in the downtown business district as leaders look to build pedestrian and tourism traffic and bolster the local economy.

City sends $50k to Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation to align with 1977 ordinance that put 2 percent of lodging tax toward parks. The money will assist the district in maintaining 8 community parks totaling more than 200 acres.

The week of June 16, 2025, City crews and contractors will begin work on several pavement preservation projects. These chip seal projects will require short duration road closures between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at each location on the date the work is scheduled to take place. Detours will be in place during work hours.

Two of the City’s three wells that are used to meet summer demands, are currently out of service due to unexpected mechanical failures. To avoid any water supply challenges, City of The Dalles water customers are encouraged to minimize or avoid unnecessary outdoor water use for the next two weeks.

The largest share of the budget—about $21 million—will fund general operations, including police, city administration, planning, legal, technology, and public facilities. The police department is set to receive $7.3 million, making it the single largest departmental allocation within the General Fund.

City of The Dalles lists line items for transient lodging tax - some $650,000 is going toward general fund items, including parks, Columbia Gorge Humane Society and Fourth of July fireworks. First meeting is tonight, May 5 at 5:30 p.m.

According to the DA’s Information filed today, Dutton allegedly committed first-degree theft of $1,000 or more from the City of The Dalles on four separate time periods between May 2023 and January 2025.

The projet will occur between Kentucky Fried Chicken and Spooky’s Restaurant. Full street and single lane closures on Sixth Street are expected during the 5-month construction period. Updates on closures will be issued as the project progresses.

US Rep. Cliff Bentz introduces act that will gird The Dalles against climate change as predictions call for more precipitation and a thinning snowpack in years to come. Transfer would help to build out crucial dam to capture run off.

The City Council will be presented with the updated Drinking Water Master Plan for consideration and recommendation for adoption at its regular meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024.