The Albany Planning Division has received a tentative plat for a 148-lot subdivision that would cover most of 47.5 acres of open field in North Albany and require the felling of 22 trees including three big old Oregon white oaks.
Edgewater update: Moving day
Written February 13th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Time for an update on Edgewater Village, the new neighborhood on Albany’s riverfront that’s on my favorite bike route. A moving truck attracted my attention Monday.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Baldwin Contracting Inc., CARA, Edgewater Village, George Diamond, Rainie Wheeler
Tags: Baldwin Contracting Inc., CARA, Edgewater Village, George Diamond, Rainie Wheeler
Surprise: A reasonable gun bill
Written February 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The legislature is in session, so naturally it is once again working to add to the circumstances under which Oregonians may be banned from buying or owning a gun. But this time, the bill that emerged from committee on Friday isn’t bad. It’s the kind of “reasonable gun regulation” that we hear so much about.
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Tags: Andy Olson, gun laws, HB 4145, restraining orders, Sherrie Sprenger, stalking
Tags: Andy Olson, gun laws, HB 4145, restraining orders, Sherrie Sprenger, stalking
This bumpy ride has a point
Written February 10th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Unless you live there, you probably avoid Albany’s Fifth Avenue east of Lyon Street because of of its rough pavement. Camera in hand, I took a ride there Friday to illustrate just how bumpy the surface is.
This store chain likes to expand
Written February 9th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Every time you turn around in Oregon now, a new little “Dollar General” store pops up. This one in Yachats appeared within the past few months, about the same time as other outlets in the chain opened in Philomath and Waldport.
Hemp seed site gets Albany’s OK
Written February 8th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s planning division has approved the use of a leased Queen Avenue warehouse to grow seeds of industrial hemp, and the grower says neighbors have nothing to worry about in regard to aroma or crime.
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Ready for an Albany gas tax?
The city council is working on a plan for a 5-cent/gallon local gas tax that would have motorists pay an estimated million-plus dollars a year more at Albany stations than they otherwise would. The money would go for street repairs, and voters are to get their say in May.
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