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Hood River News . The Dalles Chronicle | 3 COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE BUSINESS REVIEW Developers request to split this 6.19-acres into 72 lots for 83- residential units in east The Dalles. Tom Peterson photo High density brings intensity out east TOM PETERSON The Dalles Chronicle There’s a lot of elbow room in The Dalles. And people are used to it. At the same time, rents for two-bedroom apartments are going for $1,000 to $1,200 a month. We are having historic lows in available housing stock. There is a housing shortage. New home construction is in-filling throughout the city, and a new hotel on West Sixth Street is now in the skyline. But low supply and high demand are still creating opportunity to make some money. And sometimes, growing pains. Legacy Development Group of Hood River has applied to the City of The Dalles to subdivide a 6.19-acre lot on west Richmond Street into 72 lots in east The Dalles. Yes, that’s a lot. Some say too many while others say they need a place to live. It’s creating some friction. Ernie Piehl, whose home and acre of property abuts the proposed subdivision, said “It’s not a high-density area. We’re all opposed to it up here. We don’t want it to destroy our way of life. It’s nice and quiet and peaceful.” The proposed subdivision is bordered by 10th and 12th streets and overlooks The Dalles Dam. Pretty location. The former cherry orchard is surrounded by larger lots with single-family dwellings. Legacy, which is also bankrolling the Park Place 33-house subdivision near Sorosis Park, has submitted plans to the city for 43 separate housing structures. Most would straddle the lots and create 83 housing units. The majority are two-level triplexes and duplexes. It also includes 10 single-family units and a 0.13-acre community park. The plan calls for the majority of the lots to be around 2,300 square feet. Six exceed 5,000 square feet and 21 are in the 3,000 to 4,500 range. Plans also call for the creation of 11th Street through the subdivision center and Bradly Drive along the west edge and oriented north to south. Parking would be off street. Legacy, which named the development “The Grove,” has asked the city to approve breaking the acreage into 72 lots through an administrative action. Lot sizes requested are allowed under high-density zoning that was put in place decades ago, said Planner Joshua Chandler. More than 20 letters in opposition to the development have been received from residents, Chandler said. Planners will review them on Feb. 18. He said they would be assessing if those opposing it have specified how the plan does not comply with city code. In the event that legitimate concerns are raised, the request will be taken to a public hearing, he said. Legacy and Community Development Director Steven Harris can take it to a hearing. Concrete workers finish a concrete pad surface at The Dalles Airport last week, part of an overall project that has added three hangars—two can be seen in the background. Tom Peterson photo When it forms, it pours The Dalles Airport felt a big boom during the past week. TOM PETERSON The Dalles Chronicle The Dalles Airport felt a big boom during the past week. A massive concrete pour, requiring a concrete pumping boom, was part of the construction project that includes three new hangars and some 100,000 square feet of concrete pad. That’s a big pour, and it bodes well for future use at the airport.In warmer t emperatures, concrete in comparison to asphalt can support the heavier jets such as a Cessna Citation or Gulfstream, weighing in between 30,000 and 55,000 pounds. Tac Aero General Manager Jeff Renard said they will use the hangars for maintenance, avionics and the third will be available for rent. Each is 6,400 square feet. The Dalles Airport, located just minutes via air from Portland and Seattle urban areas, could be attractive for companies looking for lower costs for storage and maintenance. Last week, crews with Alite Construction of Ridgefield, Wash., brought in a concrete pumping truck with an articulated boom to pour the 154-foot -wide pad. More than a dozen concrete workers leveled, smoothed and brushed the concrete. A second pour was underway on Monday morning. The crew also used a 15-foot scree machine with laser accuracy to level the pour, said Alite’s Tyler Back. Schuepbach Builders of Hood River constructed the hangars and the concrete forms and helped finish the pour. Hood River Sand, Gravel & Ready Mix batched out more than 1,200 yards of concrete in the past few weeks for the project. That’s 133 truckloads at 9 yards of concrete each, and miles of half-inch rebar for support. The airport is considered an Oregon airport, but is located in Dallesport, Wash., and is co-owned by the City of The Dalles and Klickitat County. It is on Dallesport Road. MCEDD Spotlight: C&E, LLC TRUST . COMMITMENT . CARE . COMPETENCE TRUST . COMMITMENT . CARE . COMPETENCE develops housing in The Dalles Written for the Gorge Business Review by Mid-Columbia Economic Development District Charlie Foote and Ed Devlaeminck formed C&E LLC in September of 2018. Charlie has been a local Realtor with Windermere Real Estate Columbia River Gorge since 2014. Ed owns Devco Mechanical, which has been providing licensed plumbing and heating services to businesses and families in The Gorge for over twenty years. C&E LLC is currently rehabbing multiple existing homes and is about to build a new home on a rural property. They also purchased a property on Fourth Street in The Dalles and with the help of the North Central Oregon Attainable Housing Development Revolving Loan Funds, a project addressing a segment of the market that has been under served. C&E LLC plans to rehabilitate the existing property into six units. There will be two studio units, three one-bedroom units, and one two-bedroom unit. The units will range from 274 sq. ft. to 552 sq. ft. Through the North Central Oregon Attainable Housing Development Revolving Loan Program, MCEDD offers flexible financing for housing development and housing rehabilitation in Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman counties. The fund is designed to spur development of housing at rates affordable to those who live and work in the region (generally 60-120 percent of median family income). MCEDD also has a Business Loan Program that is available to entrepreneurs, start-up businesses, and existing businesses doing business in the five county (Sherman, Hood River, Wasco, Klickitat and Skamania) Mid-Columbia Area. Both of these loan programs are part of MCEDD’s efforts to strengthen and support the region’s economy. Contact MCEDD at 541-296-2266 or loanmanager@mcedd.org for more information on these MCEDD loan programs. Front row - Fernando Lopez, McKenna West , Skylar & Kathleen Schacht, Jesse Schacht , Jose Ramirez Back row - Dan Katona, Bryan Dean , Tommy Wingfield, Caden Cummings, Max Pille Front row - Fernando Lopez, McKenna West , Skylar & Kathleen Schacht, Jesse Schacht , Jose Ramirez Back row - Dan Katona, Bryan Dean , Tommy Wingfield, Caden Cummings, Max Pille 3425 Crates Way , The Dalles Located on the port www.FixAutoTheDalles.com Habla Espanol
