The Hood River Urban Renewal Agency board approved increasing the maximum authorized indebtedness of the Waterfront Urban Renewal District by $2.15 million to cover the potential costs of replacement of the aging stormwater line on the Waterfront that collapsed in 2019.  Urban Renewal Administrator Will Norris noted urban renewal funds are the only locally controlled source of funds for this project without using the general or stormwater funds.  Some board members were concerned about making the move after telling other taxing districts the Waterfront District was going to be closed out as the Westside Urban Renewal District is put together.  But URA board member and Mayor Paul Blackburn said it was critical to get infrastructure needs taken care of.  The URA board also passed a resolution stating once the stormwater project is fully funded, surplus monies will revert back to the taxing districts.