Roadside memorials are meant to remind us of the dead but, judging by the hand-written note, this one on Bryant Way outside of Albany apparently did so in a way that prompted property owners’ concern.
Council clears way for houses’ demolition
Written June 26th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Homebuilders Tina and Mark Siegner are free to file for a demolition permit on three old houses they own in the Monteith Historic District following an Albany City Council decision Wednesday night.
Findings back demolition of three houses
Written June 24th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Three old houses in Albany’s Monteith Historic District, condemned by the city and boarded up, are too far gone to be economically restored and should be allowed to be razed. Essentially that’s the conclusion of 18 pages of “findings” the city council is expected to adopt when it meets on Wednesday.
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Tags: demolition, Fourth and Calapooia, Mark and Tina Siegner, Monteith Historic District
Tags: demolition, Fourth and Calapooia, Mark and Tina Siegner, Monteith Historic District
City buys a building, but not this one
Written June 23rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
The city of Albany’s urban renewal agency is buying a building within its district without saying publicly which one. But it’s not the Eagles club at Broadalbin Street and Water Avenue, which is no longer for sale.
Proposed: Another food franchise on 14th
Written June 23rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
As if Albany needed more fast-food restaurant franchises, it may get another one on 14th Avenue S.E., on the south side of Heritage Mall.
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Tags: Albany fast food, Chipotle, drive-through restaurant, drive-up restaurant, planning division
Tags: Albany fast food, Chipotle, drive-through restaurant, drive-up restaurant, planning division
On the downtown beat: 1st to move from First
Written June 22nd, 2019 by Hasso Hering
There’s a development in what started years ago as the “cheese grater” story, but it has nothing to do with the big aluminum front that hides the facade of one of the oldest buildings in downtown Albany.
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Tags: 1st Hand Seconds, cheese grater, Colleen Anderson, downtown Albany, Mercy House
Tags: 1st Hand Seconds, cheese grater, Colleen Anderson, downtown Albany, Mercy House
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City gets ready to foreclose on old house
The city of Albany is on the verge of doing something about another old house in the Monteith Historic District. The house had code enforcement issues and has sat empty for some time.
Tags: 732 Fourth, foreclosure, Monteith Historic District, old house