Albany residents worried about a proposal to increase the frequency of yard debris pickups in Albany can stop worrying. The city council made it clear Wednesday it does not think much of the change and will not act to authorize it.
A one-paragraph death notice in today’s Albany Democrat-Herald announced the passing at age 96 of Hector Macpherson, the one man who more than anyone else deserves the credit for saving much of the farm land and open space we still have in the more heavily populated parts of this state.
Since the start of the Oregon legislative session, everybody interested in firearms has been waiting for the subject of expanded background checks to rear its controversial head. Here it is eight weeks in, and still no bill. But it’s coming, and now I have an idea of what the bill will say.
If the Albany City Council agrees with a proposal by Republic Services, the company will pick up yard debris weekly instead of every other week, but it will charge more too.
Why do ostensibly free people put up with congestion like this? Stick around and I’ll tell you why.
Five bills specifically dealing with bicycles are pending in the Oregon legislature, and so far none of them is going anywhere, which is fine because only one of them is mildly helpful.
Where cyclist died, a ‘ghost bike’
If drivers pay attention as they pass the spot in Albany where Queen Avenue makes a turn and becomes Oakville Road, they now see a white bicycle chained to the guardrail. It’s a “ghost bike,” the sign informs people like me who travel that road and stop to take a closer look.
Tags: bike death, fatal crash Feb. 17, ghost bike, Grant Keith Garner, Linn district attorney, Linn sheriff