So what happens to Albany’s police station on Jackson Street once the city completes — probably in about two years — construction of a new cop shop on Pacific Boulevard? Everybody assumes the old building will be sold. If so, what happens to the proceeds?
It was disappointing to learn — from Nigel Jaquiss’s excellent story in the current Willamette Week — that Michael Rodgers is still on forced albeit paid leave from his job in Oregon state government, still being investigated by the state police as well as the attorney general, and still under threat of losing his freedom […]
Weeds are sprouting, as weeds will, in the center island of Albany’s Main Street roundabout, where a planned landscaping treatment is taking longer than expected. But let’s be patient; it should be done this summer.
Oregon taxpayers might wonder what goes on in elementary schools based on a bill the legislature has just passed, and what will go on from now on. The bill is SB 553, and it prohibits the expulsion or out-of-school suspension of anyone in fifth grade or younger for any offense short of causing “serious physical harm” […]
It is no news that the Oregon property tax system is a total mess, but efforts to fix it so far would only make it worse. One such Band-Aid is House Joint Resolution 21, which calls on the voters to amend the Constitution to impose a minimum county tax rate of $2 per thousand everywhere […]
We all know that times change and that except in dentistry, civil rights and a few other fields they rarely change for the better. We know this, and yet it’s good to be reminded now and then. How about, for instance, childhood adventures and relative safety?
Rezoning: Are neighbors protected?
If you can’t rely on zoning to protect your home and neighborhood from unwelcome change, what can you rely on? Maybe the city council in at least one pending Albany case. We’ll see in a couple of weeks.
Tags: Albany City Council, comprehensive plan, Kasey Tegner, land planning, Rich Catin, Waverly Drive rezoning