Always striving for transparency, the Albany City Council could do something to further that cause by making a change concerning its executive meetings, which shut the public out.
Repaving Gibson Hill: Wait till next year
Written May 22nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Many North Albany commuters have learned to dodge the cracks and rough spots in the pavement on Gibson Hill Road, which is good because they’ll have to do so for at least another year.
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Tags: Benton County, COVID, Gas tax revenue, Gibson Hill Road, North Albany
Tags: Benton County, COVID, Gas tax revenue, Gibson Hill Road, North Albany
Riverside trail: Public access restored
Written May 19th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Last week, a construction fence had closed public access to the riverside trail heading east from Bowman Park. But today, I’m happy to report that the fence has been moved and public access restored.
Appeals board faults city on ‘Calapooia Court’
Written May 18th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Since 2018 Mark and Tina Siegner of Albany have tried to develop housing where three historic but dilapidated houses stood at the northeast corner of Calapooia Street and Fourth Avenue. Now the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has found procedural faults with the city council’s latest approval of their project and once again sent […]
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Tags: 4th and Calapooia, Calapooia Court, Friends of Historic Albany, LUBA, Settlemier, Siegner
Tags: 4th and Calapooia, Calapooia Court, Friends of Historic Albany, LUBA, Settlemier, Siegner
More affordable housing in Albany? Fat chance
Written May 17th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
As far as planning projects go, the Albany City Council has made “housing affordability” its top priority. But no matter what the planning division comes up with, don’t expect housing to become less expensive or more “affordable” to more people any time soon.
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Tags: affordable housing, Albany council, housing, housing needs, rent burden
Tags: affordable housing, Albany council, housing, housing needs, rent burden
The Waverly Duck and bigger stories
Written May 16th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
The Waverly Duck is back on the Albany pond for which it is named. That was one item of news the city council got in City Manager Peter Troedsson’s weekly summary Friday. The other items were a bigger deal, and one posed a puzzle.
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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany city government, American Rescue Plan, cyberattacks, DEQ, managers report, ransom attacks, stormwater permit, Waverly duck
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Food trucks: Council considers many rules
Food trucks in Albany would be regulated differently under a new city law up for action by the city council Wednesday night. The ordinance would allow food trucks to remain in place indefinitely, with renewable annual permits, but it would also subject them to an array of standards and rules.
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