Waverly Lake in Albany looked calm and mostly clear when I went past last Friday. I was looking for the aerators and fountain that were supposed to be installed after the lake was cleared of algae in August.
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Weed job done, lake harvesters move on
Written August 24th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Looks like Aquatic Harvesting accomplished its mission on Albany’s Wavery Lake, so today the company crew loaded their two weed harvesting machines for transport to their next assignment.
At Takena Landing, checking out a theft of burls
Written July 29th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
City Manager Peter Troedsson told the Albany City Council in his weekly “Friday Report” about a case of tree vandalism and theft in Takena Landing Park. Saturday I took a ride along the park’s Eagle Trail to see for myself.
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Tags: Albany parks, burls, chainsaw, Eagle Trail, maples, Takena Landing, theft, vandalism
Tags: Albany parks, burls, chainsaw, Eagle Trail, maples, Takena Landing, theft, vandalism
What about that call center? Read on
Written July 28th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Sometimes it takes a while before outsiders notice that a business is gone or has moved. This apparently is the case with a big call center that shared space in the Heritage Plaza commercial center in Albany.
Plan for solar ‘farm’ draws a crowd
Written July 26th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Judging by the crowd at a meeting in Brownsville Tuesday evening, there’s a great deal of public interest in a proposal for a solar “farm” in south Linn County.
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Riverfront contractor gets OK to start
Written February 15th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
A contractor now has the green light to construct the Central Albany Revitalization Area’s riverfront project this year.
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Tags: Albany urban renewal, ARA, CARA, Dave Clark Riverfront Park, Moneith Riverpark, riverfront project
Tags: Albany urban renewal, ARA, CARA, Dave Clark Riverfront Park, Moneith Riverpark, riverfront project
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A riverfront conflict, and the geese have won
This is not the first time this has happened, but once again the big nest that generations of ospreys built on the Albany railroad bridge has been taken over by a pair of Canada geese.
Tags: Albany riverfront, geese, nesting, nests, ospreys, railroad bridge, Willamette River