It was just a month ago that Waverly Lake in Albany was covered — much of it anyway — with thick mats of algae or maybe something else like duckweed. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, almost all of that unsightly growth had disappeared.
Council denies appeal on window replacement
Written October 13th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Over the last 20 years or so, Willamette Community Church has replaced 122 balky old windows in its historic building, the former Albany High School. On Wednesday the city council denied the church’s request to finish the job by replacing the last 11 windows on the list.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany High School, Historic buildings, vinyl windows, Willamette Community Church
Tags: Albany High School, Historic buildings, vinyl windows, Willamette Community Church
Cumberland move now set for Sunday
Written October 13th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
All the t’s seem to have been crossed and the i’s dotted now, so the move of the former Cumberland Church in Albany is set for Sunday, Oct. 17.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: cumberland church, historic Albany, historic church, moving buildings
Tags: cumberland church, historic Albany, historic church, moving buildings
Lift your eyes to the tangled web overhead
Written October 12th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
We rarely lift our eyes to notice what’s overhead. Try it sometimes, and you might be amazed that the bewildering arrangements of electrical and communications lines actually still seem to do the job.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany alleys, CARA, overhead utilities, overhead wires, underground utilities, urban renewal
Tags: Albany alleys, CARA, overhead utilities, overhead wires, underground utilities, urban renewal
On Central School, GAPS will seek more info
Written October 11th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Before they decide what to do about the Central and Takena buildings, Albany school officials need a lot more information, in the opinion of interim Superintendent Rob Saxton.
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Tags: Albany School Board, Central School, Covid relief, ESSER funds, GAPS, Takena Elementary School
Tags: Albany School Board, Central School, Covid relief, ESSER funds, GAPS, Takena Elementary School
Cumberland move: It won’t be Tuesday
Written October 11th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
In case you haven’t heard, the moving day has once again been postponed for the former Cumberland Church in Albany.
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CARA faces requests for more projects
Albany’s urban renewal board faces this question: Whether to reopen its general program of loans and grants for remodeling and other projects, which it had closed down in favor of just three big items.
Tags: Albany CARA, Bikman Building, Central Albany Revitalization Area, urban renewal