To at least one reader, it looked as though Emery & Sons was building some kind of infrastructure on a big vacant lot off Albany’s Santiam Road, just east of the Carriage House Plaza and north of the tracks.
Worth a visit any time, even in winter
Written February 21st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
There’s no bad day to visit Thompson’s Mills, the state park east of Shedd. And if you’re new to the mid-valley, you owe yourself a trip there. As the only remaining water-powered mill in the state, the place shows off the ingenuity of the Oregon pioneers of 160 years ago.
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Tags: Calapooia River, Oregon history, Oregon State Parks, Shedd, Thompson's Mills, water power
Tags: Calapooia River, Oregon history, Oregon State Parks, Shedd, Thompson's Mills, water power
Creating the ‘Opera House Apartments’
Written February 20th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
When the remodeling of the former Spruce Apartments at 222 First Ave. S.E. is finished, they will be named the Opera House Apartments, and a plaque on the building will tell the story of this site in Albany history.
Linn board says no to bridge district idea
Written February 19th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
No surprise here: The Linn County Board of Commissioners wants no part of a proposal introduced in the legislature to pay for a new Willamette River bridge in Salem.
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Tags: capital city region, Linn County commissioners, Paul Evans, Salem bridge
Tags: capital city region, Linn County commissioners, Paul Evans, Salem bridge
EV charging stations downtown?
Written February 18th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Should the Central Albany Revitalization Area provide charging stations for electric cars downtown? The CARA advisory board will get a chance to talk about that idea when it meets on Wednesday afternoon.
Salem bridge bill involves Linn, Benton
Written February 16th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
A proposal brewing in the legislature would try to involve Linn or Benton County in the planning and financing of a third Willamette River bridge in Salem.
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Tags: Capital Region Bridge District, HB 2974, Rep. Paul Evans, third Salem bridge, Willamette River bridges
Tags: Capital Region Bridge District, HB 2974, Rep. Paul Evans, third Salem bridge, Willamette River bridges
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Phase 2: Hill Street contract awarded
More than half a mile of Hill Street in southeast Albany will be rebuilt this year, and the cost is substantially less than city engineers had feared.
Tags: Albany streets, Hill Street reconstruction