HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Oregon’s great bag switch is at hand

Written December 30th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

You have to admit there’s a certain amount of suspense over how Albany retailers will handle the legislature’s ban on plastic carry-out bags, which takes effect Wednesday.


A hearing on two doors: It wasn’t much

Written December 23rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering

When the Albany Landmarks Commission convened last Wednesday night for two “quasi-judicial public hearings” about minor repairs to an old house, it was over pretty quick.


What a ban on fossil fuel would mean

Written December 21st, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Younger residents of Albany and the rest of Oregon might be interested in Initiative Petition 50, which would drastically affect everybody’s life by banning the use fossil fuels in 30 years.


What’s up with ‘The Banks’? It’s not clear

Written December 19th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

On July 1, 2019, the Albany Planning Commission approved a site plan for 96 apartments and nine townhouses covering a 6-acre site on the Willamette River near Bowman Park. I wonder how the plans are coming every time I pass the acreage on my bike.


A new judge and, unrelated, an old debate

Written December 18th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Wednesday’s Albany City Council meeting, the last one of the year, featured someone new and something old. One was the next city judge. The other was a rerun of last year’s disagreement between the mayor and council majority over the size of accessory dwelling units.


Albany’s turkeys: What can be done

Written December 16th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s roving flocks of turkeys have drawn the attention of the city council, and the question was: Can anything be done?


Quick repairs in the middle of the night

Written December 15th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

It’s not every night you wake up with the flashes of emergency lights playing on the ceiling of your room. So when it happens, you are inclined to get up, get dressed and see what’s going on outside in front of your house.


 
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