HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Quick repairs in the middle of the night

Written December 15th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

It’s not every night you wake up with the flashes of emergency lights playing on the ceiling of your room. So when it happens, you are inclined to get up, get dressed and see what’s going on outside in front of your house.


Riverfront construction takes a little longer

Written December 14th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Residents and commuters along the Albany riverfront will have to put up with construction and detours for a while longer than originally planned.


CARA update: $34.5M spent, $21.5M to go

Written December 11th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

CARA, Albany’s downtown urban renewal district, was created in 2001 and originally was scheduled to last until 2027. Now it’s expected to expire in 2033.


The new bag law: Getting customers prepared

Written December 10th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Fred Meyer in Albany, presumably like other stores around the state, has begun telling customers they have only a short time left in the Era of Convenient Shopping.


Forecast: Big jump in level of Willamette

Written December 9th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

The Willamette River has been running very low, a level normally seen only during late summer. But according to the Weather Service that’s about to change in a big way.


A public hearing for minor repairs: Why?

Written December 8th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Anybody can see that the door of this detached garage at 732 Fourth Ave. S.W. has to be replaced. But before the new owner can do so, he has to go before the Albany Landmarks Commission at a public hearing and get the city’s OK.


Rail car graffiti: A three-minute wait

Written December 7th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

If the crossing arms come down just before you get to the tracks on North Albany Road, you get about three minutes to contemplate the paint on the boxcars as a short Albany-bound freight goes by. This may lead to idle questions.


 
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