Getting new “wayfinding” signs for downtown Albany has been a long process now nearing its end. It’s taken about six years, and the bills for having 27 signs designed, made and finally installed will end up totaling around $140,000.
Puzzled by what new meter says
Written March 19th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Pacific Power left a door hanger inviting me to “meet your new smart meter… Go ahead: Take a look.” So I did. And now I wish that along with the door hanger, the installer had left instructions on what the readouts on the meter mean.
Rebuilding Sunrise and two streets
Written March 16th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Sunrise Park and sections of two major streets — Hill and Oak — are about to be rebuilt, totaling more than $3 million in city public works spending in South Albany this year.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Community Development Block Grants, Hill Street, Oak Street, South Albany projects, Sunrise Park
Tags: Community Development Block Grants, Hill Street, Oak Street, South Albany projects, Sunrise Park
Vagrancy laws stall at city council
Written March 14th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
A proposed crackdown on crime and other problems associated with vagrancy in Albany turned into a public debate before the Albany City Council Wednesday about what to do — and not to do — about the homeless.
A new dialysis clinic in Albany
Written March 14th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The Albany Community Development Department is reviewing plans for a new medical building which, according to the drawings, will house a dialysis center, part of a large nationwide chain.
New attack on crimes and messes
Written March 13th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Albany officials are poised to get tough — or tougher — on abandoned vehicles and houses, and on behavior that drags down the quality of life especially in the central part of town. You might call it a combined campaign against crime and the messes people leave behind.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany homeless, enhanced law enforcement area, exclusion zone, vagrancy
Tags: Albany homeless, enhanced law enforcement area, exclusion zone, vagrancy
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CARA’s interested if Eagles sell
If the Albany Eagles lodge comes up for sale, the city’s urban renewal agency would be interested. That’s the gist of a discussion among members of the Central Albany Revitalization Area advisory board Wednesday night.
Tags: Albany Eagles, Albany urban renewal, CARA