HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Cities now can fight urban deer

Written July 16th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Albany may not have a problem with too many deer, but some Oregon cities apparently do. To help them, the legislature passed Senate Bill 373, which calls for a way to get rid of some of those urban deer.


Repairs and paint downtown

Written July 15th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Structures in downtown Albany are getting dressed up this summer with urban renewal help from CARA, the Central Albany Revitalization Area.


Millersburg reload hub: Next steps

Written July 14th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Things have been strangely silent since I reported on July 6 on the $25 million allocation for a possible Millersburg intermodal shipping hub that Rep. Andy Olson got approved as part of the legislature’s transportation law. But it won’t be quiet long.


‘Rain tax’? This case proves it

Written July 13th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

John Robinson has to pay Albany’s rain tax on property he owns even though it does not drain to any city system. His case illustrates that what the city calls a storm water utility charge is not a service fee but in fact a tax.


Council sticks with ‘harmony’

Written July 12th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

The Albany City Council Wednesday night voted 4-2 against changing the ordinance authorizing the city’s Human Relations Commission. Despite nearly two hours of speeches by supporters of the change, the question of how the different words would change the volunteer commission’s work was never answered.


New station adds a safety feature

Written July 12th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s new police headquarters will have an emergency safety feature that the current station lacks: A lockable vestibule where people can seek help after hours when the public counter is closed.


NA store: There’s visible progress

Written July 11th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Like Rome, which wasn’t built in a day, the new North Albany grocery store is taking a while to come into being. But visible progress is being made.


 
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