The Dalles City Council and the Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency have entered into a new exclusive negotiating agreement with Tokola Properties for a mixed-use development at the former Tony’s Town and Country site in downtown The Dalles. The previous agreement expired at the start of July. Mayor Steve Lawrence says the main hurdle remains the alley behind the property that is used by First Street businesses to receive deliveries by truck, and how to accommodate those while moving ahead with the development. The new agreement is identical to the previous one, and runs for 180 days.