News – Page 142 – Hasso Hering

Issues for ’21: Street hoops and food trucks

Written November 30th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Once the new Albany City Council takes office in January, two of the first issues it will face are what if anything to do about food trucks and basketball hoops in the street.

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Tags: Albany council, basketball hoops, code compliance, food trucks, Kris Schendel

Population update: Fodder for a story

Written November 25th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

The people at Portland State University came out with their annual population estimates the other day. If the report conceals startling news about Albany and other mid-valley towns, I don’t see it. But the new numbers provide fodder for a story nevertheless.

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Tags: Adair Village, Alany, Benton County, Corvallis, Linn County, Millersburg, Population estimates, Population research Center, Tangent

Henshaw Farm: How the plans changed

Written November 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Plans for a big subdivision on the former Henshaw Farm south of town have been in the works ever since May 2005, when Albany voters approved the annexation of 105 acres at the corner of Columbus Street and Ellingson Road.

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Tags: Albany Planning Commission, Henshaw Farm, housing, subdivision development

Bright spot: Looking forward to this public art

Written November 21st, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

Here’s a first look at one of the long-awaited pieces of public art the city of Albany will install at the Lyon Street entrance to downtown.

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Tags: Deedee Morrison, public art, steel flowers

Not the last market of the year…

Written November 21st, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

Even though its regular reason ends Nov. 21, this was not the last Albany Farmers’ Market of the year after all. I was reminded of this when someone pressed a little handbill into my hand at the market today.

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Tags: Albany Farmers' Market

Linn law enforcers: Trust the people

Written November 19th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 16 responses.

The message was clear before, and it’s even clearer now: Violating the governor’s corona order may or may not kill you — most probably not — but it won’t land you in court or jail, at least not in Linn County.

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Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, District attorney, executive order, governor Brown, Linn County Oregon, Linn County Sheriff

Why Gibson Hill signals are still dark

Written November 19th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

There is a reason why the new traffic signals at Crocker Lane and Gibson Hill Road in North Albany aren’t working even though the installation looks finished. And you won’t be surprised that the blame, like for everything else, falls on Covid-19.

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Tags: Albany traffic, Crocker and Gibson Hill, North Albany, traffic signal