City and county officials have taken note of the water problem on Albany’s Broadway Street S.W., and they are trying to do something about it.
The risk is pretty small; however …
Written October 29th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
In the Age of the Lawsuit, maybe this was the inevitable result of a couple of trees on Albany’s Cox Creek coming down in a windstorm two weekends ago. On Saturday these signs had appeared at the western entrance of the Cox Creek Path.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, Cox Creek path, hazardous trees, hazardoustrees, wind damage
Tags: Albany parks, Cox Creek path, hazardous trees, hazardoustrees, wind damage
Not guilty: Why the government lost
Written October 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
A day after seven leaders of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation were acquitted in Portland, some people were still asking, on Facebook, “How is this possible?” and declaring that “Justice was not served.” The answer is simple: The government brought charges that did not fit the facts, and then it could not prove its case.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: "Not guilty, Ammon Bundy, Billy Williams, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Tags: "Not guilty, Ammon Bundy, Billy Williams, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Wet street: A clue in 1984 report
Written October 27th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
A federal report from 1984 may contain a clue to the cause of what a neighbor calls the “Broadway Reservoir” in Albany. It shows a drain line from where the localized flooding has appeared this rainy fall on Broadway Street, leading about 300 meters northwest to an outfall on Queen Avenue. I’m no engineer but I know water runs […]
A job for new rain tax department
Written October 27th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
This overflowing ditch by the side of Broadway Street S.W. looks like a job for the new Albany storm water utility, which the city council on Wednesday night voted unanimously to create. But whether anybody is willing or able to solve this particular case of unwelcome runoff remains to be seen.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Research Center, Albany storm water utility, Albay rain tax, drainage problems
Tags: Albany Research Center, Albany storm water utility, Albay rain tax, drainage problems
Autumn visit: Return to E.E. Wilson
Written October 26th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
If you’re looking for a little solitude close to home, the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area northwest of Albany is the place to go. And if you take your bike instead of driving, you don’t have to worry about the $10 parking permit the state wants you to buy before leaving your car at any of the areas […]
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In pot campaign cash, no contest
If campaign money was the only thing that counted, supporters of commerce in recreational marijuana in Albany would have an astronomical advantage. But cash is not the only thing that counts.
Tags: Albany marijuana vote, general election 2016, Measure 22-156