Listening to the calming murmurs of Albany’s Talking Water Gardens on a sunny afternoon, you would not think there could be a problem. But there is, or at least the DEQ thinks it’s a problem.
Why this has been taking so long
Written July 15th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
So what’s the deal with the unfinished construction at the former San Blas Mexican Restaurant at Bain Street and Santiam Highway? That was the gist of an email that arrived last week.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany building permits, Albany community development, San Blas restaurant, site plan review
Tags: Albany building permits, Albany community development, San Blas restaurant, site plan review
Wild turkeys on parade in West Albany
Written July 12th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Seeing wild turkeys is no longer all that unusual in Oregon cities, but it’s still a reason to come out of the house and watch, or to stop the car and take a picture.
A night-time rescue — where it happened
Written July 11th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Today’s report by the Albany Fire Department of an unusual night-time rescue made me go take a look at the place where it happened, under the Third Avenue bridge across the Calapooia River and the waterfall on the Albany-Santiam Canal.
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Tags: Albany Fire and Rescue, bridge rescue, Third Avenue Bridge, waterfall warning
Tags: Albany Fire and Rescue, bridge rescue, Third Avenue Bridge, waterfall warning
Why hearings on steps, door? It’s the code
Written July 10th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The Albany Landmarks Advisory Commission spent only about half an hour Wednesday night to conduct two “quasi-judicial” public hearings and then approve minor alterations on the alley side of buildings facing First Avenue.
A question of speed: Legal versus prudent
Written July 9th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
No, the speed limit in the curves of Scenic Drive in North Albany is not 15 miles an hour, no matter what it says on top of the feedback sign that was there on Monday.
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Tags: basic rule, Laurel Byer, North Albany speed, Ron Irish, Scenic Drive speed limit, speed feedback display
Tags: basic rule, Laurel Byer, North Albany speed, Ron Irish, Scenic Drive speed limit, speed feedback display
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Tree protection? Albany doesn’t have much
The Albany Planning Division is processing a request for a zone change that would allow more and smaller residential lots on a piece of undeveloped woodland off Franklin Avenue and Airport Road.
Tags: Airport Road, Albany trees, Franklin Avenue, tree protection