The Oregon Transportation Commission is poised to approve a project to make Albany’s Queen Avenue railroad crossing safer and, for cars, smoother. But it won’t deal with traffic delays when the gates are down.
To the casual observer the wooden floating dock at Albany’s Takena Landing doesn’t look as though it’s in bad shape. But it’s going to be replaced next spring, and the new one will have a fiberglass deck.
It would be convenient to live in apartments with commercial services readily available on the ground floor, but Albany zoning apparently doesn’t allow it. That’s why developer Jim Winkler asked to rezone nearly 13 vacant acres in North Albany, but almost all the neighbors are against it, and the city council Wednesday failed to approve […]
If you ride the buses of Albany’s small Transit System, you may face even longer waits and have to walk farther to your job if changes now being discussed take effect.
If the hottest time of a very hot day comes around 5 p.m., what good are “cooling centers” that close at 4? That’s what I’m wondering after reading the latest heat-related press release from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
The latest holdup in plans for a new supermarket and hardware store in North Albany seems to involve the city building permit. It’s been applied for but not yet approved.
Carousel opening: The sidelights
Hundreds of people showed up Tuesday morning for the opening of the Albany Carousel. That means you’ll be treated to thousands of photos and videos on social and various other media. Here’s a collection of sidelights.
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