Though not, admittedly, among the burning issues of the day, how to spell Albany’s Lyon Street is occasionally in dispute. People tend to spell it with an “s” at the end of Lyon, but the “s” does not belong there.
CARA buys former Wells Fargo branch
Written February 1st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Last October, the Albany City Council authorized the city staff to negotiate to buy the former Wells Fargo Bank branch at First Avenue and Broadalbin Street. On Friday, the city closed on the purchase for $1.5 million.
Albany traffic crashes: The top spots
Written February 1st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The latest annual report of the Albany Police Department might cause drivers to avoid certain intersections because of their crash history. But of course they’re on the main thoroughfares, so avoiding them would be hard.
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Tags: Albany police, Albany traffic crashes, annual report for 2018, collisions
Tags: Albany police, Albany traffic crashes, annual report for 2018, collisions
Area cleaned up by — guess who?
Written January 31st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The Swanson Path and surrounding grounds, which only a week ago had been a mess of discarded blankets and other trash, has been cleaned up, and you’ll be astonished to learn by whom.
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Tags: Albany Police community resource unit, cleanup of vagrant camp, Pacific viaduct
Tags: Albany Police community resource unit, cleanup of vagrant camp, Pacific viaduct
Why Corvallis city utilities cost less
Written January 30th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The cities of Albany and Corvallis are about the same in age, size, and geography, on the same river, and subject to the same state and federal regulations. So how come the combined city utility rates in Albany are substantially higher than in its neighbor 10 miles upstream?
Raising those manhole covers: Coming up
Written January 29th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
As for the bumps in the new pavement where there are manhole covers on Albany’s downtown Highway 20 couplet, the city says ODOT won’t fix them but the city will.
Improper zone? Driver presents his case
Written January 28th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
In Albany Municipal Court on Monday, Johnny Scot Van Ras made his case against the 20 mph speed zone on Waverly Drive on the east side of the athletic fields of South Albany High School. His argument was that the school zone on the 40-mph arterial street wasn’t properly established because of two shortcomings: Contrary […]
School zone issue: Here’s the latest
Written January 26th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Whatever happened, you may be wondering, with the Waverly Drive speed zone alongside the athletic fields of South Albany High School? One way or another the issue is likely to come to a head this month or next.
Queen crossing: Now, a noise complaint
Written January 24th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s Queen Avenue railroad crossing has long annoyed motorists because of the condition of the pavement and frequent delays. Now comes a new complaint: The length and volume of the air horn blasts of switch engine No. 1501.
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Tags: Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, railroad crossings, yard engine 1501
Tags: Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, railroad crossings, yard engine 1501
At main library, paint flap is long forgotten
Ten years after the building opened, the paint colors on the Albany Public Library are no longer an issue. Partly that’s because people have more important things to think about. But mainly it’s because the color scheme looks OK.
Tags: Albany Public Library, library 10-year anniversary, library paint, paint colors