The Wasco County Commission has pulled back a notification that it would turn over building codes administration to the state on October 31 after they were informed by the state a local office would not be set up. Commissioner Scott Hege says the state is still encouraging building codes be handled at the local level, so the County will continue discussions on the matter until at least the end of the year, and perhaps longer. More discussion of the building code options will give the City of The Dalles more time to consider whether or not it can take on the services.