The Dalles City Council, acting in its capacity as the Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency, approved purchasing the Elks Lodge building downtown and conveying it to developer David Benko to renovate it for use as a neon sign museum.  Urban Renewal is purchasing the building for $245,000, then turning it over to Benko and his group, which is committing to a rehabilitation of the building estimated to cost over one million dollars.  The agreement calls for the renovations to be done in two years.  Benko’s group includes fundraisers from the Portland Art Museum that will be involved in generating money for the project.