The Dalles City Council and the Wasco County Commission have announced they will hold a joint public hearing next Monday (August 3) to receive testimony on a proposed enterprise zone agreement for a potential development by Google in the new Columbia Gorge Industrial Center.  Google last week finalized a deal with the Port of The Dalles for a site near Taylor Lakes.  Under terms of the proposed tax abatement agreement, Google would pay an initial fee to the City and County, and then an annual payment for a period of 15 years.  In this agreement the fees would be higher than in the previous deals and would be based on building volume.  The agreement proposes an initial fee of 16 cents per cubic feet of building space, with a minimum payment of $1,450,000, and an annual payment of over 11 cents per cubic foot with a minimum of $1,000,000.  Google’s payments in 2014 on their two current enterprise zone agreements totaled over one million dollars, over $500,000 more than what was paid by the County’s top property taxpayer, Union Pacific Railroad.  State law requires Google to provide a minimum of 10 full-time jobs at the site at 150 percent of the County’s average wage to qualify for the tax abatement.  A Google spokesperson said the company was not ready to make an announcement about expansion, but is excited about exploring the possibility of expanding its operations.  The hearing is set for next Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the Wasco County Courthouse Circuit Courtroom.