If someone needs help in Albany but can’t speak English, you would try to find someone who can interpret, right? That’s common courtesy. It’s also the law when it comes to public services. But as with almost everything, simplicity goes out the window when the federal government gets involved.
On the mid-valley cycling front, things have been happening on two routes. The Albany City Council has confirmed its support for an Albany-Corvallis Bike Trail, though not necessarily along the alignment that has run into strong opposition from farmers, the Oregon Farm Bureau and the state Department of Agriculture. And Linn County says it is […]
Oboes? Flutes? Or are we talking clarinets or even saxophones? Hard to tell from the announcement that the Woodland Square housing development in Albany now will have a new name: Woodwind Apartments.
Buying fuel at an Albany gas station, a customer made a point of mentioning that at a Lebanon station, he could get diesel for 30 cents a gallon less. That’s right, he could. The reason is that the state does not collect its 30-cent tax on fuel that contains at least 20 percent of “biodiesel” […]
Even though there are no signs of this on the ground, or because of this, Albany Councilman Floyd Collins wants the public to know that plans for the Lowe’s home improvement store at Ninth and Oak are back on track.
Infinite Air Center plans to be open for business Monday as the “fixed base operator” at Albany Municipal airport, the first FBO the field has had for about five years. The Albany City Council Wednesday authorized the city manager to sign a contract with Tony Hann, owner of the business, but not without grumbling by […]
Property taxes could rise faster
Here’s a graphic it pays to keep in mind as the legislature in Salem considers various schemes to let property taxes rise faster than they have in recent years. The chart is posted on the wall of the Linn County Department of Assessment and Taxation. And as you can see, it tracks the almost uninterrupted growth in […]
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