For some reason, the word “family” has become a bad word in connection with housing and zoning, at least in the eyes of the Oregon legislature and the governor.
A week or two ago, somebody asked me what was going on at the former site of the Hertz car sales lot on Airport Road in Albany. I had no idea but told him I would try to find out.
The Albany Planning Division has issued a public notice of a proposed building project, called “Cannabros Albany” on one plan sheet and “Albany Dispensary” on another, off the eastbound leg coming off the Pacific Boulevard overpass.
Six years ago the Albany City Council refused to rezone a single-family residential lot on Waverly Drive to allow construction of up to 35 apartments. Now the owner is giving it another try.
The city government in Albany is going to try to do something about “affordable housing.” Good luck.
Does the coming of electric cars make more gas stations unnecessary? Developers don’t seem to think so. Two new gas stations are being planned in Albany, one in the northeast and the other in the south of town.
A plan for the corner of Santiam and Main
Yohn Baldwin has filed the site plan for a proposed development on the corner of Santiam Road and Main Street in Albany. But whether the project goes ahead may depend on how much the city requires to be done on Main.
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