The lawsuit aims to force the completion of “Well 7” at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport — a source capable of supplying millions of gallons of water annually. Supporters say it could unlock long-delayed growth in Dallesport and surrounding areas.

Twelve more shelters will be added to the current village for the houseless at the end of Bargeway Road in The Dalles. Once the units are delivered and erected in weeks to come, the shelter village will have grown from 6 units to 18, with the ability to house, at maximum, 36 houseless people from The Dalles.