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New owners revive concept for townhomes, retail space on downtown block

One of Troutdale's most recognizable remnants of the economic recession, the stalled downtown Discovery Block on the Historic Columbia River Highway, is getting a new lease on life.

Leveled right before the recession kicked in in 2008, the block front between Southeast Dora Street and Harlow Avenue was envisioned as a U-shaped hub for prosperity.

On one side would be an anchor tenant, perhaps a restaurant or pub, with a retail shop and room for offices on the other. Behind the commercial buildings, 10 townhomes would arise.

When the economy tanked, so did the plan.

In the wake of a new ownership deal finalized in 2013, activity has resumed on the block, which still contains the Troutdale Vision Clinic building, at 226 E. Historic Columbia River Highway, between two vacant lots.

Pat Hanlin, one of the property's four owners, said the group is awaiting permitting approval from the city before construction begins on five of the 10 planned townhomes.

Depending on how sales go, then we'll start the second five, hopefully on the heels of that, Hanlin said.

If permitting and readying the site go as planned, the townhomes will begin by this summer.

The city's been anticipating something going on for a long time, he said. Now we're just waiting. Then we're going to be off and running.

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STEVENSVILLE It would be hard to imagine that retired Indian agent Peter Whaley had 130 years of longevity on his mind when he laid that first 12-inch-squared log onto the rubble foundation that would hold his new home back in 1885.

More likely, he wanted to make sure his wife, Hannah, and their nine children had a little bit of room to spread out after living in a nearby small log cabin for nearly six years.

Whaley had claimed 160 acres under the federal Desert Land Act.

On that land, his family built a two-story home from stout, square-hewn logs and then covered the outside with pine clapboard siding that was painted white.

For more than a century, that house was home to several families who raised horses, apples, corn, hogs, dairy cows and potatoes in order to survive.

In the early 1970s, the Hagen family sold the house and their land to Ravalli National Wildlife Refuge, which is now called the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The Hagens only stipulation was that their son, Harold, could live there as long as he wanted. Harold left in 1988.

Ever since then, the house has remained empty.

But this last remaining remnant of the homesteading era hasnt been forgotten.

Recently, Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge manager Tom Reed learned that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has set aside $200,000 to refurbish the historic building.

Our vision is that after its been refurbished, we would allow it to be open to the public from spring to fall as a site used to interpret the history of this landscape, Reed said.

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John Key says he won't be putting himself forward as a replacement X Factor NZ judge.

Mr Key joked with reporters at this afternoon's post Cabinet press conference, giving a very definite "no".

"Plenty of people judge me it's the other way round, I don't judge other people."

In response to a question about whether Natalia Kills' behaviour was an example of bullying in New Zealand culture, Mr Key said he had not followed the debate.

"I don't have time I'm too busy doing other things."

However he said New Zealanders clearly enjoyed the programme, which had received more than $2 million in funding from NZ on air over two seasons.

"I guess people vote with their eyeballs.

"They're only going to fund things and TV channels will only basically play things that get popular support for the most part.

"And all of these sort of shows, X Factor and others do attract a lot of support.

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