On Friday I learned that Glenn Cushman had died in Bend, where he had lived for many years. When he appointed me the editor of the Albany Democrat-Herald in 1978, I asked him what he wanted me to do with the paper. “Don’t screw it up,” he said.
Noted: Some nice new pavement
Written October 20th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Getting streets maintained and pavement repaired is always an issue in Albany, but not any more on two streets in a leafy neighborhood at the southwest edge of town.
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Tags: Albany streets, Lakewood, Linn County Road Department, Park Terrace, street maintenance, street repairs
Tags: Albany streets, Lakewood, Linn County Road Department, Park Terrace, street maintenance, street repairs
Downtown Dig is taking longer
Written October 18th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
As busy as the crews working on Albany’s $8 million downtown “streetscape” project have been, they’re not going to get it all done this year as city officials had originally hoped.
Part of pot tax is … secret?
Written October 17th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Considering that the tax revenue from legal marijuana was an issue in last year’s local campaigns, you’d think the amount collected from local taxes would be of great and consuming interest. But this information remains hidden so far.
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Tags: mariuana tax, Oregon Department of Revenue, recteational marijuana
Tags: mariuana tax, Oregon Department of Revenue, recteational marijuana
On west side, cluster housing
Written October 16th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Part of the open countryside at the western end of Albany’s 13th Avenue has been torn up for the construction of a subdivision of 32 single-family residential lots.
Albany Hydro restart is delayed
Written October 13th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
The water you see rushing down the end of the Albany Santiam Canal on Friday is not, obviously, going through the turbine of Albany Hydro. The hydropower generator has been shut down since June, which is normal, but its restart this fall has been delayed.
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Tags: Albany hydro, Vine Street generator, Vine Street power plant
Tags: Albany hydro, Vine Street generator, Vine Street power plant
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Meanwhile, at City Hall …
Geese stopping in Bryant Park during their autumn migration had nothing to do with what the Albany City Council had on its agenda Monday, but they made for a better picture than parking issues and garbage rates.
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