The future of the Blue Zones Project in The Dalles is in doubt after City Councilors turned down a request for funding during the current fiscal year.  By 3-2 votes, the Council voted down motions to either make a one-time $100,000 contribution during the current fiscal year or $50,000 this year and having the municipal budget committee review the rest for Fiscal Year 2019-20.  Another 3-2 vote approved declining the request for this fiscal year, and sending the matter to the budget committee to consider for 19-20.  Councilors Russ Brown, Linda Miller, and Rod Runyon indicated the process for funding from outside groups was recently established, and needed to be followed.  Councilor Tim McGlothlin said he feared this would be the “death knell” for Blue Zones, but Mayor Richard Mays says it’s still possible for the organization to receive funding through the budget process that will begin next week.  The local Blue Zones organization has reported it has a $192,000 deficit for the final two years of the four-year project, and sought the City money as a way to leverage more dollars from other sources.