A flurry of Facebook chatter in late August has prompted Albany city officials to take note of a former gas station site on Southeast Pacific Boulevard. Mayor Sharon Konopa says she would like the property better maintained or redeveloped.
Phone use banned and what else?
Written September 14th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
ODOT has put out a one-page “distracted driving fact sheet.” Unfortunately it does not clarify what was left unclear by the lengthy process in the 2017 legislature of drafting and amending and finally passing House Bill 2597.
Follow-up: M’burg fire decision
Written September 13th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
So, following Tuesday night’s public hearing at Millersburg City Hall, what did the city council decide about future fire service in the town?
Old church move up in the air
Written September 12th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Three members of the Albany City Council say they don’t want tax money spent on moving the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church and restoring it as a community center. That leaves the fate of this project up in the air or, more to the point, up to potential donors.
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Tags: Cumberland Presbyterian Church, mayor's work group on historic buildings, old church at Santiam and Main
Tags: Cumberland Presbyterian Church, mayor's work group on historic buildings, old church at Santiam and Main
Millersburg: Change fire service?
Written September 11th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Millersburg is considering making a change in its arrangement for fire protection, and Albany, being its bigger neighbor, has a more than passing interest in the change.
Directions: The fix that wasn’t
Written September 11th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Compass directions are a continuing challenge to the makers of this interesting sign, which tells visitors what’s what in the historic Masonic Cemetery off Albany’s Broadway Street.
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Swifts so far avoid new roost
Migrating swifts have been spending nights in various Albany chimneys, according to people who have seen them, but not in the structure especially built for them a year ago.
Tags: Albany swift roosts, migration of swifts, Vaux's swifts