What Oregon cities want from the next legislature is, mostly, more money or a way to get more. There are good reasons for this, but there are even better reasons for protecting city residents from upward spiraling tax bills from the cities or the state.
With news photos of controversial oil trains on my mind, I took a closer look at this tank car. It was part of a batch of rail cars the Portland & Western was shifting back and forth at its Millersburg yard on Tuesday afternoon. And no, it was not an oil car at all. Instead, being shunted high above […]
Once again Albany has missed out being mentioned among America’s 50 best bike cities as listed by Bicycling magazine. Corvallis and Lebanon got left out, too. The likely reason: the magazine’s list consists only of cities of 100,000 or more, and most are much bigger than that. As it happens, mid-valley towns are great for cycling, […]
One of these days, this little street on the coast is going to fall down on the beach below unless something drastic is done. It’s an example of coastal erosion, which is a normal thing and perfectly fine unless you build a street, or even houses, very close to the edge of a seaside cliff.
For a town that is basically flat, Albany has a surprisingly many miles of trails suitable for negotiating on a mountain bike. This is one of them.
Belmont Street update: A big dig
There was a big, deep hole Wednesday on Belmont Street in southwest Albany, and workers were laboring to make it bigger. Working under a $484100 city contract, North Santiam Paving of Stayton is replacing two damaged culverts under the street with a three-sided box culvert, and until it’s done the street is closed.
Tags: Albany Public Works, Belmont culvert, Belmont Street, Chris Goins