Neighbors opposed to the proposed 120-unit apartment complex called The Banks have passed the hat and collected enough money to cover the filing fee for an appeal, and today the appeal was filed.
Tall weeds? They can be kind of useful
Written July 26th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The city of Albany has a law that says grass and weeds are a public nuisance when they are more than 10 inches tall. Well, I was wondering, what about the vegetation on this city-owned vacant lot?
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany law on tall weeds, BNSF, Edgewater Village, pollinators, tall grass
Tags: Albany law on tall weeds, BNSF, Edgewater Village, pollinators, tall grass
Remember Pheasant Run? Taking a look
Written July 25th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
It was a little over two years ago that the controversial Pheasant Run subdivision in North Albany was last in the news. On a neighborhood bike jaunt this week, I went to see how it was coming along.
Waive fee to appeal? Council says no
Written July 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The Albany City Council has refused to waive the fee that neighbors have to pay to make their case against “The Banks,” a proposed 120-unit apartment complex on the Willamette River.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, The Banks, Willamette River View Holdings II
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, The Banks, Willamette River View Holdings II
On Oak Grove, only the kids are missing
Written July 23rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The white posts that recently popped up on Oak Grove Drive in North Albany look like, well, white posts. Actually they are “delineators” that Benton County installed to make a safer walkway for children between Oak Grove School and Scenic Drive, about a quarter-mile apart.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany schools, Benton County, delineators, Oak Grove Drive, Oak Grove School
Tags: Albany schools, Benton County, delineators, Oak Grove Drive, Oak Grove School
Albany council steps into Portland unrest
Written July 22nd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The virtual meeting of the Albany City Council Wednesday night was about to end without anything noteworthy taking place. But then Councilman Rich Kellum brought up the recent riots in Seattle and then Portland.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, Black Lives Matter, Portland unrest, racial justice protests
Tags: Albany council, Black Lives Matter, Portland unrest, racial justice protests
The work of a disgruntled beaver?
Is it possible there are beavers doing their thing in Periwinkle Creek? It sure looked like it when I came across this scene on Monday afternoon.