As The Dalles City Council continues to consider how it will pay for key capital improvement projects being identified in the water system master planning process currently underway, use of Strategic Investment Plan payments from Google in its latest data center agreements will play a part. The City has also had on-going talks with Wasco County about how to use those funds, and The Dalles Mayor Rich Mays says the municipal water system has to be part of considerations for the City’s share of the money. The City and County will discuss the Google money again at a joint meeting in September, and the City plans to finish its work on the water system master plan by the end of the year.