This improvised addition showed up at the east end of Albany’s riverside Dave Clark Path. Today it featured a notice zip-tied to the bench that made me stop to take a look.
Logged park trees were in poor shape
Written September 24th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Even though some of the trees felled at North Albany County Park looked healthy, they weren’t. I learned this when I visited today with Adam Stebbins, Benton County’s natural resources coordinator.
Work at Queen crossing: Perhaps in 2022
Written September 23rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The date for rebuilding and smoothing out the Queen Avenue railroad crossing in Albany keeps getting pushed back. That’s what emerged from an update the city council received on Monday.
August sewer spill could get expensive
Written September 22nd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
A sewer leak last month may prove costly for Albany ratepayers unless the city and Willamette Riverkeeper can reach some kind of agreement.
Cyclists acting badly: A councilor complains
Written September 19th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
 Every now and then, somebody on the Albany City Council will wonder out loud if anything can be done about bicyclists ignoring the traffic laws or otherwise acting stupid. It happened again last week.
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Tags: bicycles, bike lanes, bikes in traffic, rules of the road, traffic violations
Tags: bicycles, bike lanes, bikes in traffic, rules of the road, traffic violations
Albany asks ODOT to allow sculpture
Written September 15th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Whatever happened to the idea of public art in the shape of giant metal wildflowers sprouting near the Lyon Street entrance to downtown Albany? The $80,000 project was in the news last year, and now it’s up to ODOT to decide whether to permit it in the intended spot.
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Deal proposed to save Cumberland Church
The 127-year-old building of the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Albany may be saved and moved after all — if conditions outlined by the city council Wednesday can be turned into an actual deal.
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