As expected, the Albany City Council is getting ready to set the base rate of the proposed city-services fee or tax at $9 per month for single-family households.
Revisiting a perplexing, puzzling puddle
Written May 8th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
We may or may not come back to important matters. But in the meantime, here’s an update on a perplexing puzzle along Albany’s Water Avenue: The puddle that won’t go away.
In budget news, Carnegie library stays ‘open’
Written May 5th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s proposed city budget for the next two years has a bit of encouraging news, as far as I’m concerned. It does NOT call for or require the closing of the Carnegie library downtown.
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Tags: Albany Public Libraries, browsing appointments, Carrnegie library, Downtown library
Tags: Albany Public Libraries, browsing appointments, Carrnegie library, Downtown library
‘Enhanced enforcement area:’ What signs mean
Written May 4th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
The city council has asked for a report on Albany’s so-called Enhanced Law Enforcement Area, including how often it has been enforced. Another question might be: Does the public know what or where it is?
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Tags: Albany police, Central Albany, enhanced law enforrcement, law enforcement
Tags: Albany police, Central Albany, enhanced law enforrcement, law enforcement
On Linn Avenue, apartment site cleared of trees
Written May 3rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
The 1900 block of Northeast Linn Avenue looked a lot less leafy this afternoon than it used to. As expected, logging had begun on the north side of the street to make room for “The Banks,” a 120-unit apartment complex on the Willamette river.
Council votes to sell unusual lot for $4,000
Written April 30th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Chances are this lot on Albany’s Southeast Burkhart Street will soon look different. The city council has voted to sell the property to two men who want to build attached housing units there.
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Tags: 370 Burkhart SE, housing, surplus Albany property, unused reservoir
Tags: 370 Burkhart SE, housing, surplus Albany property, unused reservoir
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Oregon gun bill: A question of signs
Somehow, the sign I passed on a bike ride outside of Medford on Sunday reminded me of the gun bill — and signs of a completely different kind — the Oregon legislature has passed and sent to Governor Brown for her signature.
Tags: concealed handgun license, Oregon colleges, Oregon gun bill, SB 554, schoolboards