The Hood River City Council decided to continue the public hearing on the appeal of a municipal planning commission denial of a site plan review application to build a 135-room hotel on the site of the former Hood River News building at 419 State Street.  The move was made after two different representatives for opponents of the project pushed for more opportunity for the public to be able to offer response to what applicant Line 29 Architecture provides in its presentation to the Council.  City Attorney Dan Kearns explained to the Council in the staff recommendation that pushing the hearing schedule back two weeks gives the public a chance to weigh in.  The applicant will now make its presentation on its appeal of how the planning panel applied compatibility in its decision on April 13, when there will also be oral testimony from the public, all based on the Planning Commission record with no new evidence.  Written testimony will remain open through April 20, then the applicant can respond to that on April 24, and the Council will deliberate April 27.