The Dalles Budget Committee Wraps Up Work

The Dalles municipal budget committee wrapped up its work on Tuesday evening, sending a recommendation to approve the budget with a few changes to it.  Once again, there was substantial discussion on the process for awarding grants to local non-profits groups and other non-profits from the tourism promotion fund that gets shifted to the general fund.  The committee did approve giving the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center its full request of just over $10,000 to continue digital archiving of historic photos, increase the grant from a proposed $6,000.  Councilor Dan Richardson says they need to give the staff a dollar amount and guidelines for the process.  The budget now goes to the City Council for final approval in June.