HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

New life for an old church?

Written January 1st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

This may be the year someone rescues the old church at Albany’s Main Street and Santiam Road before it falls down. Two parties have submitted proposals to acquire the city-owned property at 401 S.E. Main and do something with it, and the city staff is analyzing the offers.


No walking on the river, please

Written December 28th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Or biking either. The parks department put up barriers at Albany’s Bowman Park, just in case anybody was tempted to venture into the Willamette River to reach the floating dock out there.


Theft warnings: Now we get it

Written December 27th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

The Albany Police Department has made a bit more explicit its warning to residents of North Albany, where a rash of thefts had been reported earlier.


Quite a transformation on Santiam Road

Written December 27th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

The old roadside sign was still there just before Christmas, but otherwise this Albany address, 1224 Santiam Road S.E., no longer looked at all like the run-down and vacant former Salvation Army thrift store. Baldwin General Contracting Inc. has been reconstructing the building to use as its offices, and the transformation looks just about complete, at […]


Albany rail project: It’s done!

Written December 23rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

All year long I’ve been wondering and occasionally asking the Portland & Western when the railroad would start using the new section of Albany track that the state gave it nearly $7 million to construct. Now the long-awaited occasion has come and gone, and I missed it.


Albany projects: Got “visions”?

Written December 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

One of the reasons Albany hired the Mackenzie firm of Portland to design new police and fire stations was the company’s  commitment to and experience with a public process in moving the projects ahead. The firm is wasting no time following through.


How to foil would-be thieves

Written December 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

People returning to North Albany from town have been passing this reader board for the past few days. It’s part of a campaign by the Albany police to remind people not to make things easy for thieves, especially this time of year when cars may be loaded with gifts.


 
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