The Dalles City Council unanimously approved moving forward with the Federal Street Plaza project, including getting a final design to head toward construction. Downtown business owner and a member of the ad-hoc committee working on the plaza, Beth Stelzer, told the Council the plaza will bring a gathering place needed in downtown The Dalles. Estimated cost of the project is $4.7 million, and there is $4.9 million allocated for it in the City’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. The City has $1.435 million in pending grant applications and partnership funding for the plaza.