Three months ago, I looked at this mess of barbed wire on the Albany-Santiam Canal along with Jim Ketter, who had asked the city to remove it. Now Jim is gone, but the wire is still there.
The other side of robot cars
Written June 6th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
There’s a lot of enthusiastic buzz about our automotive future, which we are told will be dominated by autonomous vehicles. But there’s likely to be a downside too.
Traffic on 2nd: How much, how fast?
Written June 5th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Right about here, on Albany’s Second Avenue S.E., is where the city council wants to install a radar speed display sign in the hope of slowing drivers down. But first, the city wants to have good data on average speeds there now.
Salem’s water scare: What we can learn
Written June 4th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The great Salem water emergency has been over since Saturday. But as usual after such an event, we have to think about it and see what we can learn.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany water system, Albany-Santiam Canal, cyanotoxins, Detroit Lake algae bloom
Tags: Albany water system, Albany-Santiam Canal, cyanotoxins, Detroit Lake algae bloom
Another look at those big oaks
Written June 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
On a ride around North Albany the other day, I took another look at the site of the Pheasant Run subdivision the city council approved last month over the objections of neighbors who testified at a public hearing. When the subdivision proposal was announced in February, I took photos that showed the trees in winter. […]
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany housing, North Albany subdivision, Pheasant Run, tree preservation
Tags: Albany housing, North Albany subdivision, Pheasant Run, tree preservation
Old church comes before council, again
Written June 1st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Once again the Albany City Council will be asked to decide what if anything to do with the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Main Street and Santiam Road.
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Panera Bread gives public timely news
Unlike some other companies, Panera Bread wants people to know early that it’s planning a new outlet. That’s the case in Albany, at any rate, as the photo shows.
Tags: Albany planning, Albany restaurants, Carls's Jr., community develoment, Panera Bread, Tom Tom