Hasso Hering

N. Albany Park project still awaits permit

Written April 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

It was in February that Benton County awarded a contract to replace the restroom in North Albany Park, but neither the demolition of the old one nor the new construction has begun. I wondered what was holding things up.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Public Works, Benton County, building permits, North Albany Park, park restroom, permit issue, permitting

‘Live fire training’ set at house on Main

Written April 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

From the outside, the little house at 1024 Main St. S.E. doesn’t look much worse than many others in Albany. But for some reason it is considered “no longer habitable,” and on Saturday the Albany Fire Department will use it for “live fire training.”

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Tags: 1024 Main St. SE, Albany Boys and Girls Club, Albany fire, April 13 training, live-fire training

Pickleball news: Hackleman courts fixed up

Written April 10th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

The bright blue color drew my attention as the bike and I passed Hackleman Park on Tuesday afternoon. The pickleball court had been repaired and — as I discovered when I stopped the bike — reopened for public use.

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Tags: Albany parks, court repairs, Hackleman Park, Pickleball

Creek section cleared of junked carts

Written April 9th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 19 responses.

Last week, this view of Periwinkle Creek in Albany was spoiled by the presence of a bunch of abandoned shopping carts half submerged in the stream. On Tuesday, as you can see, the carts were gone.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, creek channel, creek cleanup, flood control, parks crew, Periwinkle Creek, Shopping carts

What happened to ‘nine to five’?

Written April 9th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

Most weekday afternoons, traffic bunches up on the way into Albany via the Ellsworth Street Bridge on Highway 20. But sometimes I’m puzzled by the time of day when congestion starts. The photo with this story was taken on the afternoon of April 4. This was a Thursday, and it was 4 minutes past 4 […]

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Tags: 9 to 5, congestion, downtown Albany, Ellsworth Street bridge, Highway 20, peak hour timing, peak hour traffic, work hours

N. Albany project switches to 80 townhouses

Written April 8th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 71 responses.

A North Albany subdivision originally approved for 22 single-family homes has been built to accommodate 80 townhouses instead.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany community development, Gibson Hill, Laura Vista Drive, middle housing, North Albany, subdivision, townhouses, zoning

This time, the ospreys got there first

Written April 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

A year ago, a couple of ospreys were displaced from their nest on the Albany railroad bridge by a pair of Canada geese. This year the osprey evidently got there first.

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Tags: Albany railroad bridge, Canada geese, Dave Clark Path, ospreys