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Santiam Canal: Two money disputes

Written February 23rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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The good old Albany-Santiam Canal is back in the news, as it frequently is, and money is the cause. Albany plans to bill Lebanon for a share of canal maintenance costs. And in a seemingly unrelated matter, a contractor and the city of Albany are trying to settle on the final payments for a repair job […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, bank repairs, canal maintenance, City of Lebanon, Santiam Canal, Tornado Soft Excavation

More ‘wetlands’ insanity

Written February 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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Somebody ought to add up all the public money that has been wasted over the years on studying or “mitigating” phony wetlands, that is, lands that are neither wet nor serve any of the functions of true wetlands. I’m thinking of this because in Albany now, we have yet another case.

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Tags: Alany Parks Department, Albany Human Relations Commission, Sunrise Park, wetland, wetlands mitigation banks

Legislators work on new pot law

Written February 20th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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A work group of legislators has been meeting to try to straighten out Oregon’s marijuana law, but apparently it’s a tough slog. Rep. Andy Olson, R-Albany, is one of the group’s members. He hopes the lengthy discussions twice a week will result in a bill, but he doesn’t know when.

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Tags: Andy Olson, marijuana bills, Oregon legislature

One man’s quest for fairness

Written February 19th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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Pacific islanders bore the brunt of nuclear weapons testing by the United States half a century ago, and like the Navy veterans who took part, some are still suffering bad health as a result. We owe them, and we should treat them better than we do. Loyd Henion is one man fighting on their behalf.

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Tags: COFA, HB 2522, health care, Loyd Henion, Marshall Islands, Medicaid, Micronesia, Pacific islanders, Palau

Roundabout: no wall or fence

Written February 18th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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You can quit worrying about fancy embellishments at the roundabout completed last year on Albany’s Main Street. The advisory board of the Central Albany Revitalization Area Wednesday unanimously accepted a staff recommendation to spend no CARA money on the place.

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Tags: CARA, Main Street roundabout

Senate wants more expensive fuel

Written February 17th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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Democrats in the state Senate on Tuesday rammed through a program to make fuel more expensive and less useful. You’d think that they would have more regard for the people of this state. Instead, they showed they are looking out for the fat cats who speculate and invest in alternative fuels.

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Tags: low carbon fuel standard, Oregon Senate, SB 324

Is this project really necessary?

Written February 16th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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On a sunny and warm mid-winter day, a bike ride over the top of Valley View Drive and down Crocker Lane put me in mind of — what else? — an action by the Albany City Council last week. And I’m wondering whether the council really thinks it’s necessary to make two road improvements for which adjoining […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, assessments, Crocker Lane, LID, Valley Drive Drive